CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia. Away from modern civilization, children living in the Simien Mountains spend their gruelling days herding, or carrying, animals and walking miles through the rocky terrain. From the age of five these children are responsible for goats and sheep in the highlands and when they do rest, the boys and girls are schooled in classrooms made from mud, rocks and wood. German photographer Mario Gerth trekked 3,000 metres up the Ethiopian mountain range to visit this group of Tigray people and their hardy children and witness their unorthodox lifestyle.
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
