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.
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .