Casper the White Lion has been spotted roaming the Kruger once again after a bit of time playing ghost. As he is an elder lion, each and every sighting of him is an incredible gem!
Kruger National Park, South Africa (22 May 2025) — Avid wildlife fans will know the Kruger National Park celebrity, Casper the White Lion, well.
A king in the pride of Satara along with his brothers, Casper is a very rare kind of lion considering that there are believed to be a handful of white lions in the wild, with others living in captivity. The fact that Casper has survived numerous odds to get to his golden years is another reason he’s so special (consider how much a cub must survive in order to celebrate their first birthday, then imagine being on the back foot as a rare member of your family likely to be killed off).
A sight of Casper, then, is one that people from all over the world travel to the Kruger to try and experience. Especially as he continues to age and sightings become almost as rare as he is, each moment with Casper nearby is considered a gem!
However, in recent times Casper had seemingly taken his name literally and appeared to play ghost for many weeks. Excitingly, this all changed when the legend decided to reappear along the H6 as tinged by Nicole Lee Schultz via Latest Sightings – Kruger.
The sighting revealed that Casper was not alone thanks to the company of his lion brother, Mfowethu.
But, Casper isn’t the only white lion on the prowl. Rumour has it that there are younger white lions in the park who could take the baton on from the legend when the time comes.