In Pictures: Animals venture into urban spaces as streets are emptied of people amid the coronavirus outbreak

With humans retreating into their homes as more and more countries go under coronavirus lockdown, wild animals are slipping cover to explore the empty streets of some of the biggest cities.

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April 1, 2020 at 10:51 AM

A woman watches monkeys as they search for food in front of her shop near Prang Sam Yod temple in Lopburi, Thailand, on March 17, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Monkeys hang from cables on a street near Prang Sam Yod temple in Lopburi, Thailand, on March 17, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A puma walks along a street during dawn in a neighbourhood before being captured and taken to a zoo in Santiago, Chile, on March 24, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A puma climbs a wall during dawn in a neighbourhood before being captured and taken to a zoo, in Santiago, Chile, on March 24, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A group of dolphins swim in the Mediterranean Sea at the Calanques National Park, off the coast of south-eastern France, on March 19, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Scopoli's shearwater birds on the Mediterranean Sea at the Calanques National Park, with Marseille in the background, off the coast of south-eastern France, on March 19, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Squirrels roam undisturbed inside Solari Park, emptied due to the coronavirus emergency lockdown, in Milan, Italy, on March 29, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A view of black vultures feeding on a carcass on a highway outside Quito, Ecuador, on March 29, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A goat is seen outside a church in Llandudno, Wales, on March 31, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A goat is seen in Llandudno, Wales, on March 31, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Goats are seen outside a church in Llandudno, Wales, on March 31, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A wild deer roams in a deserted street during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown in the port city of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, on March 31, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

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