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.
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .