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.
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
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 .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
