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.
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .