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.
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .