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.
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .