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 diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
