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.
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
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TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
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RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .