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.
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .