A couple of ducks spotted on Paris's Rue de Sevres. Getty Images
A couple of ducks spotted on Paris's Rue de Sevres. Getty Images
A lone peacock walks along a street in Dubai. AFP
A lone peacock walks along a street in Dubai. AFP
A herd of cows walk on a deserted road in New Delhi, India. Getty Image
A herd of cows walk on a deserted road in New Delhi, India. Getty Image
Mountain goats roam the streets of LLandudno in Wales. Getty Images
Mountain goats roam the streets of LLandudno in Wales. Getty Images
A sign reads "Attention, wild animals, danger, stay away" near cows on the Mare e Sol beach in Coti-Chiavari, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. AFP
A sign reads "Attention, wild animals, danger, stay away" near cows on the Mare e Sol beach in Coti-Chiavari, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. AFP
A juvenile puma in the streets of Santiago. AFP
A juvenile puma in the streets of Santiago. AFP
A flock of geese on the gander in Assam. Anuwar Ali / Getty Images
A flock of geese on the gander in Assam. Anuwar Ali / Getty Images

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Coronavirus: With humans in hiding, nature takes back empty city streets - in pictures

From geese on the gander in India to a puma wandering Santiago - wildlife explores empty cities

The National

April 10, 2020

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As humans retreat into their homes as more and more countries go under coronavirus lockdown, wild animals are slipping cover to explore the empty streets of some of our biggest cities.

In India herds of cows and geese walk around New Delhi and Assam respectively, while a puma turned up in the centre of the Chilean capital Santiago, which is under curfew.

In the UK mountain goats took over the Welsh seaside town Llandudno and in the UAE, a wandering oryx was seen within the city limits of Abu Dhabi.

Take a look at some of the best photos of wandering wildlife in the gallery above.

Result

UAE (S. Tagliabue 90 1') 1-2 Uzbekistan (Shokhruz Norkhonov 48', 86')

Founders: Ines Mena, Claudia Ribas, Simona Agolini, Nourhan Hassan and Therese Hundt

Date started: January 2017, app launched November 2017

Based: Dubai, UAE

Sector: Private/Retail/Leisure

Number of Employees: 18 employees, including full-time and flexible workers

Funding stage and size: Seed round completed Q4 2019 - $1m raised

Funders: Oman Technology Fund, 500 Startups, Vision Ventures, Seedstars, Mindshift Capital, Delta Partners Ventures, with support from the OQAL Angel Investor Network and UAE Business Angels

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