PHOTOS: The Covid-19 human lockdown, from an animal perspective

As cars and people stay off the streets, some creatures are walking free, while others are looking for extra TLC to come to terms with the new normal
Curated By: Aditi Tailang
Published: Apr 11, 2020
Dogs and pigeons run free in the town of Kineshma, Russia.

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Dogs and pigeons run free in the town of Kineshma, Russia.

A herd of goats is seen at Chandpole Bazar during the nationwide Lockdown imposed in the wake of the

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A herd of goats is seen at Chandpole Bazar during the nationwide Lockdown imposed in the wake of the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic in Jaipur, Rajasthan. 

Local resident feeds seagulls at Arail Ghat during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a pre

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Local resident feeds seagulls at Arail Ghat during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Allahabad on April 7, 2020.

A man on a motorcycle rides past horses gathering on a deserted road at a residential area declared

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A man on a motorcycle rides past horses gathering on a deserted road at a residential area declared as a Red Zone for coronavirus by authorities during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Srinagar on April 8, 2020.

A man sits next to his dogs during a Secours populaire charity's distribution of food and clothes to

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A man sits next to his dogs during a Secours populaire charity's distribution of food and clothes to the homeless in Paris, on April 7, the 23rd day of a lockdown in France to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

Men give bananas to monkeys gathered on the side of the road as India remains under an unprecedented

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Men give bananas to monkeys gathered on the side of the road as India remains under an unprecedented lockdown over the highly contagious coronavirus (COVID-19) on April 08, 2020 in New Delhi, India. Wild animals, including monkeys, are roaming human settlements in India as people are staying indoors due to the 21-day lockdown. With India's 1.3 billion population and tens of millions of cars off the roads, wildlife is moving towards areas inhabited by humans.

An illustration photo shows Ziggie the Dog wearing a mask put on her face by her owner in Los Angele

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An illustration photo shows Ziggie the Dog wearing a mask put on her face by her owner in Los Angeles, on April 5, 2020.  After a tiger in the Bronx zoo tested positive for Covid-19, the zoo emphasized that there is "no evidence that animals play a role in the transmission of COVID-19 to people other than the initial event in the Wuhan market, and no evidence that any person has been infected with COVID-19 in the US by animals, including by pet dogs or cats."

A newborn Bengal tiger cub called ‘Covid’ is fed by a vet at the Wildlife Rescue and Reh

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A newborn Bengal tiger cub called ‘Covid’ is fed by a vet at the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Cordoba, Mexico. 

Animal rescuer Yogesh Panhale feeds water with a dropper to Black Kite which was rescued as it was u

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Animal rescuer Yogesh Panhale feeds water with a dropper to Black Kite which was rescued as it was unconscious and dehydrated, found at BEST Quarters of Parel, on March 30, 2020 in Mumbai, India.

A worker (L) sprays disinfectant near the cages of tigers during a government-imposed nationwide loc

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A worker (L) sprays disinfectant near the cages of tigers during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata on April 8, 2020. 

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