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.
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .