Animals have started taking advantage of cities as they enter lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. From New Delhi, India to Buenos Aires, Argentina, groups of animals including deer and lemurs have started to come out to explore – in search of food or just to play
Main image: Mountain goats roam the streets of Llandudno, Wales, on 31 March. The goats normally live on the rocky Great Orme but were drawn to the streets due to the lack of people and tourists Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
A raccoon walks in an almost deserted Central Park in New York, New York, on 16 April Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty ImagesPeople jog near a jackal at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 10 April. The timid animals have come into the open, reaching areas they rarely venture to as they search for food. Photograph: Oded Balilty/APA shepherd herds his sheep flock near the empty Istanbul airport highway in Istanbul, Turkey, on 19 April Photograph: Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesA deer walks across a pedestrian crossing in Nara, Japan, on 19 March. Despite the town’s tourism decline, these wild animals are doing just fine without treats from tourists, according to a deer protection group. Photograph: Jae C Hong/APA sea lion is seen on a sidewalk of Mar del Plata harbour, south of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 16 April Photograph: Mara Sosti/AFP via Getty ImagesA herd of fallow deer graze on the lawns in front of a housing estate in Harold Hill in east London on 4 April Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty ImagesBuffalo walk along an empty highway in New Delhi, India, on 8 April Photograph: Yawar Nazir/Getty ImagesA wild boar eats the grass in a garden close to a residential buildings in Ajaccio, Corsica, on 18 April Photograph: Pascal Pochard-Casabianca/AFP via Getty Images
