As people across the world remain indoors amid lockdowns and curfews in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus, animals are taking over the empty streets across the world.
In this photograph taken on March 26, 2020, stray dogs gather on a deserted road during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Kolkata. (Photo Credit: Sarkar Dibyangshu | AFP and Getty Images)
A security guard feeds sika deer at a temple on March 12, 2020 in Nara, Japan. Like a number of tourist hotspots around the country, Nara, a popular ancient city where free-roaming deer are an attraction for tourists, has seen a decline in visitor numbers in recent weeks amid concern over the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Some groups of deer have begun roaming in the city’s residential area due to shortage of food partially fed from tourists according to media reports. (Photo Credit: Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images)
An alligator was seen enjoying having a beach all to himself in South Carolina in the US. He also wandered across the road to the local shopping centre – clearly no one told him all the shops were closed because of the coronavirus. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
People in the city of Santiago in Chile, South America spotted puma wandering. Local experts think it must have come down from the nearby mountains in search for food. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
People who live in the city of Venice in Italy have reported seeing fish and ducks in the canals after coronavirus lockdown left the streets and famous canals empty. There’s also been a visible improvement in the quality of the water, which now looks crystal clear. It’s thought this is partly due to the big reduction in boats, which kick sediment to the surface, making the water darker and more murky. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
A herd of goats has taken over a deserted town centre of Llandudno in Wales eating hedges and flowers from gardens.(Photo Credit: Lansdowne House)
Cats were seen looking for some food in the empty streets of the Moez district in Old Cairo. (Photo Credit: Unknown)
