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.
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .