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.
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .