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.
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
