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25 Times People Noticed Animals Following Social Distancing Rules And Decided To Share The Pics Online
When a person who has COVID-19 coughs or sneezes, they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain the virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the disease. To avoid that, the World Health Organization (WHO) advises maintaining at least 1 meter (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing. Some of us, however, don't get it and aren't following these guidelines.
To teach them how it's done, Bored Panda has compiled a list of photos that show animals "practicing" social distancing in the face of the pandemic. From pigeons and seagulls to cats and moose, if everyone behaved like these critters, we would flatten the curve way quicker!
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Intrestingly, some animals, for example, chimpanzees and honeybees, do take measures to prevent the spread of disease. The two species can be really ruthless when it comes to ousting the sick.
Bacterial diseases that strike honeybee colonies, like American foulbrood, are particularly threatening to them, liquifying honeybee larvae from the inside. "That's where the name comes from, that brown gooey mess. It smells very, very foul," Alison McAfee, a postdoctoral fellow with North Carolina State University's Entomology and Plant Pathology department, told National Geographic.
Cats Get It
Infected larvae emit telltale chemicals that older bees are able to smell, like oleic acid and β-ocimene, a bee pheromone, according to McAfee's research. Immediately after identifying them, the bees will physically toss these diseased members from the hive, she said.
CAT-Cial Distancing In Japan
In 1966, as she was studying chimpanzees in Tanzania, Jane Goodall observed a chimp named McGregor who had contracted polio, caused by a highly contagious virus.
His fellow chimps attacked him, casting McGregor out of the troop. Partially paralyzed, McGregor even approached a few chimps grooming in a tree. He reached out a hand in greeting, but the others quickly moved away.
Meanhwhile In Poland
"For a full two minutes old [McGregor] sat motionless, staring after them," Goodall noted in her 1971 book In the Shadow of Man.
Goodall mentioned other instances of ostracized, polio-ridden chimps during her research as well, though highlighted that in some cases, infected individuals were eventually welcomed back into the group.
Social Distancing By A Cat
Chimpanzees are visual creatures. They're like humans in this regard. According to some research, the initial stigma toward polio-infected individuals may be caused by fear and disgust of their disfigurement—which is a form of avoiding catching the disease that causes such deformations.
So as you can see, social distancing is not a new concept in the natural world!
Social Distancing
This Dog From Local News Is Practicing Social Distancing
Even Dogs Respect And Understand Social Distancing
Peacokcks Know How To
Dogs Keeping Social Distance In Zagreb
This Aussie Heard About Social Distancing, Cat Didn't
But they can't get COVID 19. That was confirmed when WHO let the dogs out.
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This Aussie is probably just felinophobic! Well, cats _do_ have hidden pointy bits!
The dog has met a cat before. Under less comfortable circumstances. He knows how cat claw feels on a nose.
That dog is scared of the cat! That cat must have beat his a*s before!
The dog must be wondering to his owner why he can't work at home and just go on the carpet
I don't see anything. I'm just minding my own business. Please don't hurt me!
The cat heard about it; it didn't care. "If you want distance YOU move to the wall. I'm staying in the centre."
Even The Moose Are Practicing Social Distancing
My Friends Cats Have This Social Distancing Malarkey Figured Out
Social Ducktancing
if they are looking out at a pond, are they watching humans in the lake?!?!?
Social Distancing Is The Key
Now, JUST in case some people were curious about what the sign meant, it says, "it looks like its all around 2020!".
Doing Our Part To Keep Apart
Demonstration dogs, demo dogs, demodogs, (dog=gorgon) demogorgon... LOOKOUT
These Dogs In Dumaguete Know What Social Distancing Means
Romeo And Mewliet
Cats Practicing Social Distancing (Karachi, Pakistan)
It's Heartwarming To See Everyone Taking Social Distancing Seriously
Social Distancing With My Frenemy Tilly
That birman looks identical to my elderly old boy who's about 16 now. Birmans are so gorgeous.
Clever Cats
Social Distancing In Wynyard. Bin Chickens Show Backpackers How It's Done
Social Distancing
Cats, and many felines, feel protected if they can delimitate an area and stay inside. An a4 paper, a towel, a bathrobe belt, a circular shape, a box, a bag, whatever limitates and separates makes them feel protected.
How come animals (I know that the photos were taken at just the right time), get it but our stupid self-indulgent, self important Covidiots can’t?
I am surprised people continue to expect humans to behave better than animals. My experience has been otherwise.
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Proof that humans are the least civilized of all the animals. NO great shocker there
Do not like this article at all cause it is an influencing one. To blame people who have another opinion is part of the problem. There is hardly any intelligent action visible. It all is extremely superficial. As long as the mainstream is interpreting what is right and what is wrong we will live in dystopia. The roots of all our problems are way deeper while so simple at the same time. Fascinating.
Here in Mumbai is my 13 year old Cat "Matahari" social distancing herself from the World by sitting on the house gallery shelf 5 floors above ground level. Cat's love heights.Excellent photo's. DSCN1197-5...69447d.jpg 
I haven't done it myself, but it looks like you first hit "reply" and that brings up the "add a comment" box. At the right of the box there's a camera icon. Click on the camera and it looks like you can upload pix. Hope this helps!
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These are the social distancing pelicans in Key West :) IMG_2486-5...9509c2.jpg 
People are setting an example for the animals they just can’t help but fallow the new normal
You obviously missed the news reports about Michigan, Virginia and Minnesota....
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I love Bored Panda!!! Thank you all - now to figure out how to forward this about cats ...??
So sad it's breeding season and the animal couples are keeping themselves apart.
Cats, and many felines, feel protected if they can delimitate an area and stay inside. An a4 paper, a towel, a bathrobe belt, a circular shape, a box, a bag, whatever limitates and separates makes them feel protected.
How come animals (I know that the photos were taken at just the right time), get it but our stupid self-indulgent, self important Covidiots can’t?
I am surprised people continue to expect humans to behave better than animals. My experience has been otherwise.
Load More Replies... Proof that humans are the least civilized of all the animals. NO great shocker there
Do not like this article at all cause it is an influencing one. To blame people who have another opinion is part of the problem. There is hardly any intelligent action visible. It all is extremely superficial. As long as the mainstream is interpreting what is right and what is wrong we will live in dystopia. The roots of all our problems are way deeper while so simple at the same time. Fascinating.
Here in Mumbai is my 13 year old Cat "Matahari" social distancing herself from the World by sitting on the house gallery shelf 5 floors above ground level. Cat's love heights.Excellent photo's. DSCN1197-5...69447d.jpg
I haven't done it myself, but it looks like you first hit "reply" and that brings up the "add a comment" box. At the right of the box there's a camera icon. Click on the camera and it looks like you can upload pix. Hope this helps!
Load More Replies... These are the social distancing pelicans in Key West :) IMG_2486-5...9509c2.jpg
People are setting an example for the animals they just can’t help but fallow the new normal
You obviously missed the news reports about Michigan, Virginia and Minnesota....
Load More Replies... I love Bored Panda!!! Thank you all - now to figure out how to forward this about cats ...??
So sad it's breeding season and the animal couples are keeping themselves apart.
