10 astounding images of wild animals wandering cities during lockdown

Wild animals are taking full advantage of people-free cities, wandering unpopulated streets, gardens and temples 

As many countries remain in lockdown, empty streets and social distancing have caused animals to grow bolder than usual.

Wildlife that usually inhabit surrounding parks, lakes and mountains have ventured into seemingly deserted city centres.

Whether these creatures are searching for food or just exercising their newly-found freedom is unknown, but the resulting images are fascinating.

Here are 10 photos of wild animals roaming nearby cityscapes.

1. A fox window shops on Dublin’s Grafton Street

Just a friendly fox roaming Grafton Street of a Tuesday evening. This is the new norm! #COVID19 #LockdownIreland pic.twitter.com/mWwqyCfQ19

— Kevin O'Mahony (@Kev_OMahony) April 28, 2020

2. A coyote roams San Francisco, California

Coyote on the streets of San Francisco during the coronavirus shelter in place order #mindblowing #wow pic.twitter.com/mz35HAe9ZM

— manishkumar (@manishkumar457) March 23, 2020

3. Mountain goats climb walls in Llandudno, Wales

A herd of mountain goats roaming the deserted streets of Llandudno. #llandudno #llandudnogoats #llandudnomountaingoats llandudnogoats pic.twitter.com/UusWI0loUm

— peter byrne (@Peter_J_Byrne) March 31, 2020

4. Deer graze in Nara, Japan

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— ????? (@lovemaruchanday) March 1, 2020

5. A puma hunts in Santiago, Chile

Wild puma captured in deserted Chile capital https://t.co/0gVSmXCjPN pic.twitter.com/uOCkyvGZAD

— Dunya News (@DunyaNews) March 25, 2020

6. A jellyfish swims in Venice’s canals

A jellyfish is spotted gliding through the canals of Venice, Italy, as decreased boat traffic has made the water more transparent, making it easier to observe marine life—even in the middle of town. https://t.co/Kd5PQrkIVv pic.twitter.com/dSu3Rqhcbi

— ABC News (@ABC) April 26, 2020

7. Monkeys groom in Lopburi, Thailand

The many faces of #Lopburi pic.twitter.com/QtzhQzohtW

— Matt Hunt (@WritingByMatt) March 4, 2019

8. Deer rest in East London

Deer take over East #London streets left deserted by #coronavirus #lockdown https://t.co/FSoXWHKkKs

— Nicole Jones-Dion ? (@novaris) April 4, 2020

9. A gaggle of geese in India’s temples

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— CCTV Asia Pacific (@CCTVAsiaPacific) April 5, 2020

10. An alligator wanders a South Carolina mall

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