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.
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
