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 is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
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 .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
