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 little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .