Watch: Wildebeest make use of ‘zebra crossing’
Visitors to the Kruger enjoyed a humorous moment recently when wildebeest found a safe place to cross a road.
In the traditional sense, a zebra crossing is there to warn motorists that pedestrians might be crossing or waiting to cross the road. However, in the Kruger National Park, it can be used in the literal sense.
Nombekana Tours and Transfers founder Rodney Nombekana recently posted videos to his business’ Facebook page, where ‘zebra crossings’ made for beautiful views in the park.
In the one, a little zebra causes traffic to back up a bit – but more remarkable is that moments later, wildebeest are seen using the ‘zebra crossing’ to cross the road.
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In the other video, the literal sense of the term is seen as three zebras cross a dirt road.
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Last year, BBC Archive posted a video, which originally aired on November 2, 1951, showcasing the first zebra crossings implemented in the UK that year. According to Ground to Ground, UK MP Jim Callaghan first coined the term ‘zebra crossing’ after witnessing road crossing experiments that reminded him of the striped animal.
