“The Whole National Rugby Team”: Man’s Video of Springboks in His Yard Enthrals South Africans

• A TikTok user shares a serene video of springboks enjoying his yard, making it their own
• Springboks are often found in the Free State, North West, and Karoo regions of South Africa
• Local reactions highlighted admiration and humour over the stunning and rare wildlife sighting

A man shared the amazing view from his balcony, featuring a herd of South Africa's national animal, the springbok, frolicking in his yard. The tranquillity emanating from the screen impressed many people on the internet.

TikTok user SnoopBax, who seemed to live on an estate, took to his account on 12 February 2026 to show the beauty as Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World played over the clip. While the man didn't reveal the area in which he lived, Aquila Private Game Reserve explains that springboks are often found in the Free State, North West, and Karoo regions. The website adds that the wildlife species' natural habitat is spread out across a wide range, from South Africa's Great Karoo and into Namibia, Botswana, and southern Angola. Although the animals are confined to the Namib Desert in Angola, north of Namibia.

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Take a look at the springboks in the yard in the TikTok video posted below:

Springbok sighting captures South Africans

Local members of the online community gathered in the comment section to express their thoughts about the springboks seen in the yard.

@winnie.chakey wrote under the post:

"Beautiful visitors."

@vuyokazi.sabosheg told the online community:

"I am manifesting this life for my family and me."

@phuti_tebogo jokingly stated:

"The whole national rugby team."

@thabo_mokaa shared with the public:

"Humans, we are a disturbance to nature."

@tainly_ttl added in the comment section:

"Having money is a good thing."

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• In another article, Briefly News reported that aerial footage showed severe flooding at Kruger National Park, raising concern about the inhabitants.
• A dedicated team of wildlife rehabbers in South Africa carried out a careful, coordinated rescue mission to save an aardvark from a deep hole.
• A pilot captured the moment two giraffes delayed the plane's landing when they casually stood at the end of the runway.

Source: Briefly News