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 disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .