VIDEO: Penguins pride themselves on an empty Cape Town street amid virus lockdown

Gulf Today Report

The COVID-19 has brought the world to a stand still, with most people being at home due to lockdown enforced in various countries to control the spread of the virus.

South Africa like a lot of countries is in a government-mandated lockdown. With the street empty of human beings, wildlife have taken over.

A video of penguins casually walking on the streets of Cape Town has gone viral on social media.

According to a witness, it is not uncommon to see penguins on streets close to Boulders Beach Penguin colony.

Recently, lions were seen enjoying a rare moment of tranquillity in one of South Africa’s largest game reserves.

Tourism has been hit hard by Covid-19 forcing Kruger National Park to shut since 25 March as part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lockdown to reduce the spread of the virus in in South Africa.

But now a pride of lions has been caught enjoying their peaceful surroundings, soaking up the sun in the middle of a road.

Ranger Richard Sowry shared a series of revealing pictures, capturing the animals napping in the shade beneath the long, wispy grass.

“Kruger visitors that tourists do not normally see,” wrote the national park on Twitter. “This lion pride are usually resident on Kempiana Contractual Park, an area Kruger tourists do not see.