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.
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .