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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .