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.
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .