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 cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .