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.
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A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .