With South Africa in lockdown, the lions are taking it very easy

[turbinetree]

Jack Guy, CNN • Published 17th April 2020

(CNN) — Whether it's goats in Wales or wild boar in Italy, animals around the world appear to be adjusting well to life without humans during the coronavirus outbreak.

Even lions are enjoying the peace and quiet, a set of new photos from South Africa's Kruger National Park shows.

The images show a pride of lions lounging on a road, seemingly unperturbed by the presence of the photographer, park ranger Richard Sowry.

"This lion pride are usually resident on Kempiana Contractual Park, an area Kruger tourists do not see," tweeted Kruger Wednesday. "This afternoon they were lying on the tar road just outside of Orpen Rest Camp."


https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/lions-kruger-lockdown-scli-intl/index.html

[Bayard]

1. Pretty cool

[turbinetree]

2. Just getting some sun...................being big, really big cats............

[treestar]

3. They seem to prefer lying on the road

it may be warmer.

[turbinetree]

6. That social bonding moment, peace relaxation, and just plain snoozing..........

[malaise]

4. lovely

rec

[uponit7771]

5. K&R,

[crickets]

7. Aw, cats will be cats - snoozin' away, good for them.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. They were lying in the road when I was at Kruger last November. Although, it was a smaller pride.

[Princess Turandot]

9. Here are the photos in a tweet from Kruger National Park:

Link to tweet