Many can claim to have glimpsed the Big Five while on a Kruger Park trip, but how many can boast to have heard most of them in a single night's stay out in its wilderness? By Kelly Kidson.

The Southern African Natural History Unit had wanted to film a sunrise at a reservoir close to Mopani Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park, but the cloud cover was so thick that the sun struggled to find its way through. Instead they turned their attention to the surroundings and the creatures who were looking for food.