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.
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
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FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .