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.
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
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 .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
