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.
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .