Pictures: Animals roam streets around the world as humans take a step back amid coronavirus pandemic

People have been confined to their homes as the world battles coronavirus and social distancing has proven to be an effective measure in curbing the spread of the disease. Now, as increasingly humans are choosing to stay at home, animals are free to explore lands they previously could not and the pictures are going viral.

A number of pictures from India have surfaced. Susanta Nanda who is reportedly part of the Indian Forest Service and describes himself as a ‘forester’ in Odisha shared a video of the Spotted Deer roaming a street. The video was reportedly taken in Dehradun, capital of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Nanda also shared another clip of the same species walking on a street in the same city near Rajaji National park.

Journalist Ananya Bhattacharya shared a video of Nilgai walking the streets of Noida, a city in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

Recently, a video of a Malabar large-spotted civet crossing a street reportedly in Kerala, India went viral. Twitter user @Iyervval shared the clip and wrote: “Non-domesticated animals are getting some space. Thankfully not being chased away or killed.”

Tweep @manishkumar457 shared a picture of a coyote supposedly in the US and wrote: “Coyote on the streets of San Francisco during the coronavirus shelter in place order #mindblowing #wow”

A reporter from Japan, Kurumi Mori, @rumireports, posted pictures of deer roaming on the roads in Japan. She wrote: “Less tourists in Nara = less people feeding the deer in the parks. Now they're venturing out into the city eating flowers and plants, per Fuji TV #coronavirus.”