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 doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .