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.
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
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 .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .