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.
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
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 .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .