VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families. The residents of the small island, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania, wade into danger when they travel an hour out to sea and into rough waves - in tiny man-made boats. Photographer Mario Gerth spent two weeks with the fishermen of four different villages, named Padje, Nungwi, StoneTown, and Matemwe. The 38-year-old, of Erfurt, Germany, witnessed the daily hardship the locals endure to provide for their families by catching catfish, shark and tuna.
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .