Watch: Leopard visits Skukuza Golf Club during lockdown [video]
With the national lockdown, it looks like wild animals are roaming about in areas uncommon to their usual territory. This time around, a leopard made a visit to the Skukuza Golf Club – to the surprise of many.
Leopard visits Skukuza Golf Club
According to Getaway Magazine, the Skukuza Golf Club situated on the outskirts of the Skukuza Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park in Mapumalanga has welcomed some varied clientele recently, from wild dogs to lions and now the extremely elusive leopard.
Sanparks (South African National Parks) shared the footage on its social media platforms saying that the leopard was spotted by their Skukuza Golf Club camera trap. And by looking at the time stamp, the leopard was caught on camera on 21 April 2020.
AFRICAN WILD DOGS TAKE TO GOLF COURSE
Earlier this year, a pack of African wild dogs were recently captured on camera playing on the very same golf course.
According to TimesLIVE, videos and pictures of the pack lazing about the greens of the Skukuza Golf Course were taken by superintendent Jean Rossouw and posted on the Kruger National Park official Twitter page on Friday 10 April 2020.
Rossouw, otherwise known as the greenkeeper, said that he’s been hard at work over the last couple of weeks doing maintenance work on the infrastructure of the golf course, and keeping it green and healthy while all his colleagues are under lockdown with their families.
Rossouw said once people had vacated the space, the lush lawns and waterways provided by the course served as a perfect playgroup for a variety of animals.
He added that while working and doing his day-to-day duties, he had come across some truly breathtaking animal sightings.
“I have witnessed lions, herds of zebras (usually too shy to come to the course to drink), rare antelopes, and even the odd wild dog pack visiting the course.”
Beautiful sights
The magazine also went on to share another beautiful sight caught on camera in the park. A recent thunderstorm was caught on camera showing the sky light up dramatically.
On YouTube, Sanparks described it as a thunderstorm brewing at Skukuza Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park.
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