The Northern Express Herald

Kruger National Park, South Africa

The residents of Kruger National Park.

A one-horned cape buffalo. Photo / P.K Stowers

A close encounter with an African elephant. Photo / P.K Stowers

A giraffe eats breakfast, just before dawn. Photo / P.K Stowers

Hipppos relax in the sun. Photo / P.K Stowers

An impala with a red-beaked ox pecker on its back. Photo / P.K Stowers

Ranger Juluka Chauke with a skull of a rhino killed by poachers. Photo / P.K Stowers

One of the Shishangeni Lodge’s safari vehicles. Photo / P.K Stowers

The beautiful lilac breasted roller. Photo / P.K Stowers

A lion relaxes in the long grass. Photo / P.K Stowers

The steely gaze of a female lion. Photo / P.K Stowers

This rhino weighs approximately two tonne and is 30-40 years old. Photo / P.K Stowers

A rhino horn is worth up to $NZ650,000. Photo / P.K Stowers

Two white rhinos spotted on an early morning safari in Kruger National Park. Photo / P.K Stowers

Sunset in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Photo / P.K Stowers

Sometimes the animals come to you. This vervet monkey was playing in trees at the Shishangeni Lodge. Photo / P.K Stowers

The silhouettes of two vultures. Photo / P.K Stowers

Wart hogs near a water hole. Photo / P.K Stowers

Zebra stripes come in different patterns and are unique to each individual. Photo / P.K Stowers

Image 1 of 18: A one-horned cape buffalo. Photo / P.K Stowers