NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers. As these pictures show, in many respects human stars have it easy compared to these celebs of the animal world - who must survive the animal jungle under the media gaze. These photographs, captured by photographic safari guide Zane Engelbrecht, 25, capture some of the wilds most beautiful creatures as animal paps get up close and personal. These pictures show nature photographers getting up close with snakes, cheetahs, rhinos and even lions, as they go to any lengths to get their perfect shots.
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
