- Flamingos have flocked to Mumbai earlier than they’re normal migration time, CNN reported.
- Last year a record 134,000 flamingos were counted in the area but this year 125,000 had already been counted before the coronavirus lockdown disrupted tracking efforts.
- Flamingos are not the only animals flocking to places as humans stay inside to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
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As India remains under lockdown, flamingos are flocking to Mumbai, CNN reported.
Rahul Khot, assistant director at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), which monitors the flamingos, told CNN that flamingos typically migrate to Mumbai from September through May.
Take a look at the swarms of Flamingos across Mumbai.
Source: https://www.insider.com/photos-flamingos-are-descending-mumbai-lockdown-keeps-people-home-2020-5