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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. In countries like Japan, Italy, and Thailand, people observed animals roaming the streets due to human absence.
Like in Japan, where deer that are local to Nara Park were observed taking to the streets in search of food. Usually, the park is swarming with tourists, as the Sika deer living there are a local attraction. Tourists would usually buy crackers sold at the park meant specifically to feed the deers, however as the number of visitors plummeted in recent weeks, the deer seem to have no choice but to wander out of their territory to find something to munch on.
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People in Nara, Japan reported seeing deer that usually stay in the park roam out onto the streets
Image credits: okadennis
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.
Image credits: okadennis
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
Image credits: okadennis
Image credits: okadennis
Image credits: okadennis
Image credits: okadennis
今朝は団体様😁#奈良#鹿pic.twitter.com/C6s2nnuurH
— okadennis (@okadennis) March 1, 2020
Image credits: okadennis
Another video shows a swarm of starving monkeys in a city plaza in Lopburi, Thailand
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.
Image credits: taylorswifh
Image credits: taylorswifh
Another Italian reported another animal on the loose: “In my hometown, a random horse appears”
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A fellow Italian responded with a picture of sheep roaming the streets
Image credits: bi-until-theday-idie
You can watch a Japanese news feature on the Nara Park deer invading the city in the video below
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ptm45 5 years ago
Well if it weren't for us they'd have a bigger home and better food to eat but we took up their space
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
Wasn't there a cable channel show about what cities would look like if humans weren't there?
Kathy Baylis 5 years ago
The saddest thing is that, to amuse ourselves, we have trained these wild animals to depend on us to supply them with food (crackers for the deer, snacks for the monkeys), so that when something like this happens, they’ve forgotten how to forage for food on their own. On the other hand, and just as sad, the horse and sheep are domesticated animals who truly depend on us to take care of them (though they can become somewhat feral, given enough time). That tells me their keepers are unable to keep them fed and contained, so they’ve gotten through their fences and are wandering on their own, extremely vulnerable to predators and utterly incapable of fighting them off.
Andrea Russel 5 years ago
The monkeys in lopburi were not out due to anyone being in lockdown. Thailand wasnt anywhere near discussing the idea of lockdown at that time, never mind actually doing it, they still are not in most places, unfortunately.
Berna 5 years ago
Animals have it worked out.....We keep them 'locked' up, in annatural situations, to 'serve' us. Glad they can roam at will. We should never have stopped their natural way of living.
Iapetos 5 years ago
Well, leaving animals at peace and not causing unnecessary harm to them is now easier than ever.
Load More Replies... ptm45 5 years ago
Well if it weren't for us they'd have a bigger home and better food to eat but we took up their space
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
Wasn't there a cable channel show about what cities would look like if humans weren't there?
Kathy Baylis 5 years ago
The saddest thing is that, to amuse ourselves, we have trained these wild animals to depend on us to supply them with food (crackers for the deer, snacks for the monkeys), so that when something like this happens, they’ve forgotten how to forage for food on their own. On the other hand, and just as sad, the horse and sheep are domesticated animals who truly depend on us to take care of them (though they can become somewhat feral, given enough time). That tells me their keepers are unable to keep them fed and contained, so they’ve gotten through their fences and are wandering on their own, extremely vulnerable to predators and utterly incapable of fighting them off.
Andrea Russel 5 years ago
The monkeys in lopburi were not out due to anyone being in lockdown. Thailand wasnt anywhere near discussing the idea of lockdown at that time, never mind actually doing it, they still are not in most places, unfortunately.
Berna 5 years ago
Animals have it worked out.....We keep them 'locked' up, in annatural situations, to 'serve' us. Glad they can roam at will. We should never have stopped their natural way of living.
Iapetos 5 years ago
Well, leaving animals at peace and not causing unnecessary harm to them is now easier than ever.
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