Africans tend to laugh when foreigners think wild animals roam the streets, but every once in a while this actually deems to be true. In 2020, citizens were shocked to find a hippo casually strolling through a petrol station in South Africa, and now, residents in Bloemfontein - SA's judicial capital city - were taken by surprise when they found two rhinos roaming the streets in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The two, Shaka and Shakira - who are named after a famous Zulu king and Colombian singer - brought traffic to a standstill for almost half and hour.

According to local radio stations who shared the YouTube video, residents from an upper-class residential estate in Groenvlei, Bloemfontein, were caught by surprise when the two were spotted casually making their way towards a local shopping complex.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnbXuFFkfYc

It is reported that the rhinos each weigh 2.4 tonnes and belong to a well-known local wildlife estate.

Due to concerns and fears around rhino poaching, the owner asked not to have his premises mentioned in the media.

A close friend alerted the owner of the rhinos’ escape, prompting him and his team to scramble out of their beds in search for the couple.

It’s understood the pair escaped from the wildlife estate after the gate was left open during ongoing construction. The duo had managed to get close to a local shopping complex in the course of their 20 minute excursion before they were promptly apprehended.

The two rhinos were not darted and were merely guided back to the estate by employees whose voices they are reportedly familiar with.

Despite one or two encounters between the calm rhinos and motorists, no major incidents or damages were reported. Luckily, the two are now safely back at home under 24-hour protection, alongside 40 other friends in the estate.

If this resufarce in NIGERIA, I bet pochers will do a perfect jungle justice on them for causing traffic. Latsma will cut the head, police will cut the hand, army will cut the legs, politicians will cut the stomach open, and the president will travel for a vetinery emergency routine check.

The guy making the video wind up sharply when they were getting closer to the car. But those animals are monstrous in size and scary to look at.

Imagine being in the car with Lalasticlala, I would have pushed him out to go and do justice to it as usual.

By now na the rhino for come do post lala pepper soup with pictures for NL

TheGiftedOne:
The guy making the video wind up sharply when they were getting closer to the car. But those animals are monstrous in size and scary to look at.

Lol , no car window will protect anyone against a rhino attack. That car itself is not enough.

Even south Africa get sense pass ...
ye who slap me!

Very peaceful clime and patience people

TjoBATHONG:
Very peaceful clime and patience people

Yep. But then again no one's gonna charge at a rhino, so u better just wait for them to do their own thing and then leave.