A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits. From wearing animal skin clothing to living in huts made from cow dung, the traditional tribal lifestyle witnessed by Mario Gerth, of Erfurt, is a far cry from modern western civilization. The 38-year-old photographer toured the continent of Africa over a period of seven years, allowing him to visit a number of countries, including Kenya, Ethiopia and Angola.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
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A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .