Animals Invade Cities As People Quarantine Themselves At Home

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20 mar 2020 13:34

Tags: animals coronavirus photo quarantine street world

As quarantines roll out in a number of countries, people often bury themselves in movies, social media drama or a good book. While taking a walk outside is encouraged by some governments (as long as a distance from other people is maintained), a lot of people completely forget about the outer world. Well, nature, however, does its thing nonetheless and people are noticing an unexpected outcome of the quarantine.

Animals Invade Cities As People Quarantine Themselves At Home

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People in Nara, Japan reported seeing deer that usually stay in the park roam out onto the streets

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Plenty of photos and videos of the deer roaming the streets of Nara emerged, with people responding either in shock or awe. Twitter user okadennis who posted a number of shots of the deer reported finding the whole occasion amusing.

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今朝の🦌動画
コンビニへ寄り道の巻😁#奈良 #鹿 pic.twitter.com/bnqJnqCyyI
— okadennis (@okadennis) March 4, 2020

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今朝は団体様😁#奈良 #鹿 pic.twitter.com/C6s2nnuurH
— okadennis (@okadennis) March 1, 2020

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One Italian Tumblr user reported seeing wild boars walking around

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Naturally, the country with over 30k cases and a severe lockdown in place, Italy, also observed a similar phenomenon. Numerous accounts of various animals (like sheep, boars and a horse!) wandering the streets appeared on Italian social media. Most of the people who posted their observances were pretty amused with the situation despite the tedious circumstances surrounding it.