The coronavirus pandemic is nothing short of a disaster for humans, but for the natural world it has been a game-changer. Richard Sowry, a park ranger in South Africa's Kruger National Park, spotted this pride of lions chilling on a warm road and taking no interest as he approached. "This lion pride are usually resident on Kempiana Contractual Park, an area Kruger tourists do not see," he tweeted. "This afternoon they were lying on the tar road just outside of Orpen Rest Camp.” The roads are generally busy with tourists being driven to see the park’s extraordinary range of animals.
But the whole of South Africa is under lockdown with no safaris currently running. "Lying on the road during the daytime is unusual because under normal