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.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .