Peacock in the Bar, Boar in the House: Animals Claim Cities as People Stick to Self-Isolation

A peacock stands in front of the door of a closed bar, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the old town in Ronda, southern Spain, April 12, 2020.

A sea lion on a street in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

A racoon walks over the running path in almost deserted Central Park in Manhattan on April 16, 2020 in New York City. Gone are the softball games, horse-drawn carriages and hordes of tourists. In their place, pronounced birdsong, solitary walks and a renewed appreciation for Central Park's beauty during New York's coronavirus lockdown. The 843-acre (341-hectare) park -- arguably the world's most famous urban green space -- normally bustles with human activity as winter turns to spring, but this year due to COVID-19 it's the wildlife that is coming out to play.

A coyote stands by the roadside at Golden Gate Bridge View Vista Point across from San Francisco, California, US, April 7, 2020

Two ducks walk across an empty street in Paris, on April 14, 2020, on the twenty-ninth day of a lockdown in France.

Deer are seen in Harold Hill housing estate in Romford as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Romford, Britain, April 3, 2020.

Wild boars roam inside a residential building after the government ordered residents to stay home to fight the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haifa, northern Israel April 16, 2020. Picture taken April 16, 2020.

A woman takes a picture of a goat in Llandudno as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Llandudno, Wales, Britain, March 31, 2020.

A Silvery-brown Tamarin or Grey Titi monkey (saguinus leucopus) is pictured in Medellin, Colombia, on April 16, 2020. The saguinus leucopus is an endangered species endemic to northern Colombia.

A jackal rests on a paved pathway in Yarkon Park in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on April 12, 2020. The jackals of Yarkon Park took the paths of the park with greater confidence in search of food during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic as a result of the lockdown imposed by Israeli authorities to curb the spread of the disease.

Mountain goats graze in the centre of the town of Cemigezek in Tunceli province central-east Turkey on April 7, 2020. The goats normally live on the high Munzur mountains but these days, with many citizens staying indoors to curb the spread of the COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, they have become unexpected visitors to the empty streets of the town centre, with locals telling the AFP that it is first time they have seen wild mountains goats grazing in their town.

A kangaroo hops through empty streets during the lockdown restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Adelaide, Australia, April 19, 2020 in this screengrab obtained from social media video on April 20, 2020.

A wild rabbit hops across an empty waterfront plaza in the East Boston neighbourhood of Boston, Friday, April 3, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

A wild deer, from a herd used to mingling with and being fed by the local population, roams in a deserted street during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in the port city of Trincomalee on March 31, 2020

A wild boar walks in a garden close to a residential area in Ajaccio, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on April 18, 2020 on the 33rd day of a strict lockdown in France to stop the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).