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.
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
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A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
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A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
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CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .