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.
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
