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.
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
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 .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .