Under The Angsana Tree: COVID-19: Deers & Monkeys roaming for food

There's Bird Flu (chicken), SARS (civet cats), Swine Fever (pigs), Mad Cow Disease (cattle), Ebola (monkeys & chimpanzee) & MERS (camels) & now COVID-19 (bats & pangolin). Hope Mr Mare is not galloping out to spread "Beh" (horse) virus. Haha.

Hungry deers and monkeys searching for food as coronavirus hits tourism

Deers Roaming The Street Looking For Food In Japan!!!!

Hordes of monkeys in Lop Buri, Thailand fighting for food

Hungry Deers In Nara Venture Into Roads & Train Station In Search Of Food

Nara Deers normally content with crackers fed by tourists

Nara, Japan, is famous for its Buddhist temples and statues. But for many, the southern city is also synonymous with deers. In fact, the city is home to hundreds of roaming deers, who some consider the “messengers of the gods“.

Most of the deers normally hang out inside Nara Park. However, with the declining tourist numbers as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, herds have reportedly ventured out of their usual territories in search of food. Some have been sighted at train stations while others were seen walking on the roads of Nara.

However, with the Covid-19 outbreak and ban on Chinese visitors, tourist numbers have fallen drastically by around 80%, according to Soranews24. Usually, the deers would be content with the crackers fed by hordes of tourists visiting the city. But as the number of tourists decreases, it would seem that deers have become increasingly desperate in their search for food.

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Nara deer leave park, head to station for food as tourist numbers tumble due to coronavirus

Videos show herds of deer galloping down streets and stopping traffic as they search for food

Easily accessible as a day-trip from the big tourist hubs of Kyoto and Osaka, Nara is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan.

What makes the city so popular is the fact that it’s home to the world’s largest bronze statue of Buddha, known in Japanese as Daibutsu, housed in the UNESCO World Heritage listed Todaiji Temple…and it’s also home to thousands of free-roaming deer.

The deer can be found all across Nara Park, and while they’re occasionally spotted on streets in the nearby vicinity, they prefer to stay inside the park, where they can graze on grass and feast on specially sold rice crackers fed to them by hordes of tourists.

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Herds of hungry Nara deer hit empty streets & train station to find food

Tourism has taken a tough blow from the Covid-19 outbreak and even locals are heading out less often.

The lack of tourists has had an unintended impact on the deer in Nara prefecture, Japan. Tourism has reportedly dropped by 80 per cent in Nara.

Earlier in February, Nara deer made it onto the news for eating grass again due to the absence of feeders.

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Deer in Nara park eating grass again because there are no tourists to feed them crackers

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-NCoV) from Wuhan has seen plummeting numbers of tourists in several countries, especially in Asia. Tourist attractions in Japan have taken a hit, including Kyoto.

However, it seems that not only tour guides and shopkeepers around tourist attractions have found the sudden disappearance of tourists troubling.

On Feb. 9, a Weibo user shared a photo of a Japanese television program, which talked about how declining numbers of tourists had somewhat forced the deer in Nara Park to “eat grass again”.

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Monkey brawl in Lop Buri shocks humans

Monkeys from two rival gangs prepare for combat in Muang district of Lop Buri on Wednesday. (Photo from Sasaluk Rttanachai Facebook account)

Hundreds of monkeys from two gangs engaged in a brawl that shocked local humans in Lop Buri on Wednesday.

Sasaluk Rattanachai posted a message showing hundreds of monkeys taking to the streets in the Lop Buri municipality on Wednesday.

Lop Buri is home to thousands of monkeys. Each has to swear allegiance to one of two gangs — temple monkeys and city monkeys.

related: Monkey fight in Lop Buri shocks humans

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Hundreds of monkeys from 2 gangs engage in fight over food in Thailand after tourism drops

The city of Lop Buri in northeastern Thailand is known for its large population of monkeys. These long-tailed macaques have become one of the city’s tourist attractions. These monkeys are believed to bring good luck which is why they are left to roam free in the city.

The city’s monkeys are also treated to a feast each year during the Lop Buri Monkey Festival. Sounds good? Think again.

The spread of Covid-19 has resulted in a drop in tourist arrivals at Lop Buri just like many other places around the world. This has apparently resulted in a lack of food for the thousands of monkeys residing in the city, which have become so reliant and adapted to human feeding over time.

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13 Haunting Pictures of Singapore

Popular destinations in Singapore are often packed with tourists and locals, but the Covid-19 outbreak has prompted many to stay indoors.

Photos of local hotspots don’t seem impressive to locals that see them every day, but this viral album might change your mind. Local photographer Lemjay Lucas used this opportunity to take haunting pics of the busiest places in our little red dot last Saturday (4 Apr) to Sunday (5 Apr). He feels that the outside world looked different as spaces seemed bigger and wider with the absence of visitors.

Here’s a look at the deserted destinations due to the global pandemic.

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Wuhan: A City in China

Wuhan city, we all know that it's the 1st Chinese city famous for the Coronavirus. But do u know the city itself ? Here it is - real amazing you will surely like this

Above link is for marking Wuhan city's opening after COVID-19. The photos are darkened but when you touch it, it will brighten as a sign of light returning to Wuhan! Open the link and try it!

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I Gotta Wash My Hands!