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PHOTOS: With humans locked up, wildlife roams free

As public spaces empty out of people thanks to restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus spread, wild animals are roaming human settlements, reclaiming some of their freedom

May 02, 2020, 10:00 IST1 min
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A monkey crosses the road near India"s Presidential Palace during a 14-hour curfew to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country on March 22, 2020
Image by Anushree Fadnavis / Reuters
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A herd of Nilgai run through a field of standing wheat crop, damaging it in the process at Naubatpur area, on April 18, 2020 in Patna, India
Image by Parwaz Khan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images
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A heron is perched in a pine tree in the French Riviera city of Nice, southern France, on April 19, 2020, on the 34th day of a strict lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus
Image by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images
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Peahens are seen at Motilal Nehru Marg in New Delhi, as humans leave the streets empty during the lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus
Image by Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times via Getty Images
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A coyote stands by the roadside as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at Golden Gate Bridge View Vista Point across from San Francisco, California, U.S., April 7, 2020
Image by Shannon Stapleton / Reuters
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A red-tailed Hawk feasts on a pigeon in the Sheep Meadow of Central Park with the skyline of midtown Manhattan in the background in New York City, New York, U.S., March 25, 2020
Image by Mike Segar/ Reuters
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Wild boars cross a road in a residential area after the government ordered residents to stay home to fight the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haifa, northern Israel. Picture taken April 16, 2020
Image by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
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A dolphin swims in the Bosphorus with low boat traffic in the natural strait of Istanbul on April 19, 2020, as Turkish government announced a two-day curfew to prevent the spread of the epidemic COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus
Image by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images
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A man takes a picture of a sheep at a beach, during a lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Algiers, Algeria, April 4, 2020
Image by Ramzi Boudina/ Reuters

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