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 NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
