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.
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
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HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
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A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
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NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .