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.
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .