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.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .