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.
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
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 .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
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