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.
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .