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.
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Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .