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.
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .