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 may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
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 .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .