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.
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .