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.
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .