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 trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .