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.
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
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 .