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Photos: Humans stay in; animals venture out during global lockdown

With around half of humanity indoors, under some form of lockdown to escape the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, the animal kingdom is presenting interesting developments. The cacophony of human activity is being replaced being by chirping birds not heard otherwise, or the sighting of bold packs of scavengers used to hiding timidly in city parks. Animals encroached upon and pushed to the edges of cities are slowly venturing into spaces left silent by human beings.

Updated on: Apr 17, 2020 6:21 PM IST

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A herd of Nilgal saunter down a field in Noida’s sector 81 during a nationwide lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus, on April 13, 2020. The quiet left behind by humans sheltering indoors across the world is increasingly being filled by animal life otherwise pushed to the sidelines. (Virendra Singh Gosain / HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 17, 2020 6:21 PM

A herd of Nilgal saunter down a field in Noida’s sector 81 during a nationwide lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus, on April 13, 2020. The quiet left behind by humans sheltering indoors across the world is increasingly being filled by animal life otherwise pushed to the sidelines. (Virendra Singh Gosain / HT Photo)

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People jog on a path near a jackal at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 10, 2020. With Tel Aviv in lockdown due to the pandemic and the park, like most of the city, nearly empty, packs of the animal have come into the open, reaching areas where they rarely venture in their search for food. (Oded Balilty / AP)

Updated on Apr 17, 2020 6:21 PM

People jog on a path near a jackal at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 10, 2020. With Tel Aviv in lockdown due to the pandemic and the park, like most of the city, nearly empty, packs of the animal have come into the open, reaching areas where they rarely venture in their search for food. (Oded Balilty / AP)

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A van yields right of way to a fallow deer crossing the road in Harold Hill, London on April 4, 2020, as nature takes advantage of life in England during its nationwide lockdown. (Ben Stansall / AFP)

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A van yields right of way to a fallow deer crossing the road in Harold Hill, London on April 4, 2020, as nature takes advantage of life in England during its nationwide lockdown. (Ben Stansall / AFP)

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Giant pandas Ying Ying and Le Le at Ocean Park in Hong Kong on April 6, 2020. Stuck at home with no visitors and not much else to do, the pair of pandas in Hong Kong finally decided to give mating a go after a decade of dodging the issue. (Ocean Park Hong Kong / AFP)

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Giant pandas Ying Ying and Le Le at Ocean Park in Hong Kong on April 6, 2020. Stuck at home with no visitors and not much else to do, the pair of pandas in Hong Kong finally decided to give mating a go after a decade of dodging the issue. (Ocean Park Hong Kong / AFP)

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Ducks on a stroll in front of the Comedie Francaise, Place Colette in Paris on April 2, 2020 during France’s strict lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19. (Hassan Ayadi / AFP)

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Ducks on a stroll in front of the Comedie Francaise, Place Colette in Paris on April 2, 2020 during France’s strict lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19. (Hassan Ayadi / AFP)

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A peacock seen walking alongside a highway in Miami, Florida on April 6, 2020. Cooped up at home and with social media filled with such sightings, there is shared realisation of the fauna that thrives just at the edges of our own concrete jungles. (Chandan Khanna / AFP)

Updated on Apr 17, 2020 6:21 PM

A peacock seen walking alongside a highway in Miami, Florida on April 6, 2020. Cooped up at home and with social media filled with such sightings, there is shared realisation of the fauna that thrives just at the edges of our own concrete jungles. (Chandan Khanna / AFP)

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A wild deer, from a herd habituated to the local population, roams on a deserted street in the port city of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka on March 31, 2020. With people indoors and restaurants to forage from shut, lockdown also means risks of food scarcity for animals used to being fed by humans. (AFP)

Updated on Apr 17, 2020 6:21 PM

A wild deer, from a herd habituated to the local population, roams on a deserted street in the port city of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka on March 31, 2020. With people indoors and restaurants to forage from shut, lockdown also means risks of food scarcity for animals used to being fed by humans. (AFP)

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Dolphins swimming in the Mediterranean Sea at the Calanques National Park, off the coast of France, on March 19, 2020. Fishing vessels are tied up at ports around the world and the biggest buyers --restaurants and hotels -- of seafood have closed their doors, presenting a unique opportunity for fish stocks to rebound. (Lionel Laso / Parc national des Calanques / AFP)

Updated on Apr 17, 2020 6:21 PM

Dolphins swimming in the Mediterranean Sea at the Calanques National Park, off the coast of France, on March 19, 2020. Fishing vessels are tied up at ports around the world and the biggest buyers --restaurants and hotels -- of seafood have closed their doors, presenting a unique opportunity for fish stocks to rebound. (Lionel Laso / Parc national des Calanques / AFP)

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