Park Ranger

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Sooner or later, The Animals were noticing that the people disappeared, and in South Africa 's Kruger National Park lions have after taking advantage.

Park Ranger Richard Sowry was sleeping on patrol on Wednesday when he picked up a pack on a road that is normally full with tourists.

But Kruger, as in other animal parks has been as part of the coronavirus lockdown.

the Big cats, only the rangers on The Roads through the night would usually.

How the pictures were taken?

As a ranger in one of Africa's largest game reserves, Mr Sowry is an essential service and continue to work during the lockout, check on the animal world and protection from poachers.

While driving in the vicinity of the Orpen Rest Camp on Wednesday afternoon, he saw the lion on The Road and moved just five meters (5. To consider 5 meters) away is the unusual phenomenon.

As he photos made with his cell phone, the lion seems to be made for the effort, most of them fell asleep quickly.

"to be used by The Lions to people in vehicles," he explained. "All The Animals have a lot more to have an instinctive fear of people walking, so if I had, she would never have allowed myself to get So Close . "

The oldest lioness of The Pride is about 14, "which is very old for a lioness", so that they can be used to see vehicles.

Normally, Mr Sowry would be the only lion on The Park road on colder nights in The Winter , when the tar retains a lot of heat.

What do the rangers do not want, however, is to think for The Lions to begin, the streets are a safer place, just because you are now still.

How will the lockout impact on The Park ?

These quiet times have also seen lions, Wild Dogs , cars on a Golf course in The Park , but otherwise Mr Sowry don't think that the lockdown had no major impact on The Animals behavior.

"Krüger is a very wild place," he says. "It was wild, and it is still wild. "

He is glad to share his photos with people who do not visit The Park now because of the Corona Virus pandemic.

"These are difficult times for all, and the intention was to bring joy to the people," he says.

To date, South Africa 34 deaths of people with Covid-19 has been recorded and registered with 2,506 cases of the infection, Making It The Most affected country in Africa.

The block was extended on Wednesday of Two Weeks .

"Everyone recognizes the importance of the blocking and the rangers are there to your normal duties," says media officer Isaac Phaala. "Maintenance of the infrastructure, takes a lot of work, so that, when The Park opens, then you don't start from the beginning. "

As for the lion, he adds, "normally you would in the bushes, because of the traffic, but they are very smart and now you can enjoy the freedom of The Park without us."

might ask why eh, you would Asphalt, The Lions prefer to the softness of the grass?

Probably for the simple reason that it is not a Mix for the rain, had declared on Tuesday evening and, as Mr Phaala, "The tar was dry as the grass at The Time - Big cats and water. "

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Source of news: bbc.com