NATURE PAPS

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.

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AURORA BOREALIS ILLUMINATES LAPLAND

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STORM CHASER PHOTOGRAPHS STUNNING EXTREME WEATHER

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BAITBALL READY TO POP

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .

ABANDONED CALIFORNIAN GOLD RUSH TOWN

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

FUNERAL COMPANY MAKE DIAMONDS FROM CREMATED REMAINS

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LONDON HELICOPTER CRASH

A helicopter has crashed landed in Central London .

MONSTROUS WAVES DWARF DARE-DEVIL SURFERS

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CHUCKLING SEAL

CHUCKLING away, this little seal appears to find something hilarious .

THE ENCHANTING FOREST OF FIREFLIES

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

CALAMITY AIRSTRIP 15 YEARS ON

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