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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
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A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
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MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
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 .
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WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
