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.
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 .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
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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 .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .