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 ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .