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 BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .