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.
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
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 .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
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 .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .