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When a person who has COVID-19 coughs or sneezes, they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain the virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the disease. To avoid that, the World Health Organization (WHO) advises maintaining at least 1 meter (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing. Some of us, however, don't get it and aren't following these guidelines.

To teach them how it's done, Bored Panda has compiled a list of photos that show animals "practicing" social distancing in the face of the pandemic. From pigeons and seagulls to cats and moose, if everyone behaved like these critters, we would flatten the curve way quicker!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder what they're looking at.. and one of them isn't interested

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good. would like to use in a video being produced to promote social distanigng.Hope meets your approval. thankks. mkrampal@yahoo.com

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The one at the end must be the lookout. "Here comes the dog. Ready? Three, two, one, pounce!"

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

6 ft minimum but 10 to 12 feet is more eggective now if you are coughing sneezing YOU WEAR a mask to reduce the diatance of the spread! Them maybe you can get away with 3ft distance maybe...

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

when you wanna sunbathe- but it's you have to keep SOCIAL DISTANCING-

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

49 new cases of coronavirus recorded in Nigeria🥶 https://www.entertainmentpalava.com/2020/04/corona-virus-cases-arises-to-542-as.html?m=1

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Perfect parking! Except for that 1 guy.. There always one..

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Burst out laughing when i saw that one! Smart kitties staying safe!

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not really. If the building is not that tall and underneath a hill of some sort, you don't need to do dangerous things. Anyway, judging from the buildings in the background, this one could have as well been shot from someone's window.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

[ Work At Home For USA ] ★My last month paycheck was for 1500 dollars… All i did was simple online work from comfort at home for 3-4 hours/day that I got from this agency I discovered over the internet and they paid me for it 95 bucks every hour…......www.richfly2.com

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Intrestingly, some animals, for example, chimpanzees and honeybees, do take measures to prevent the spread of disease. The two species can be really ruthless when it comes to ousting the sick.

Bacterial diseases that strike honeybee colonies, like American foulbrood, are particularly threatening to them, liquifying honeybee larvae from the inside. "That's where the name comes from, that brown gooey mess. It smells very, very foul," Alison McAfee, a postdoctoral fellow with North Carolina State University's Entomology and Plant Pathology department, told National Geographic.
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Cats Get It

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They do this even before social distancing became a norm.

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Infected larvae emit telltale chemicals that older bees are able to smell, like oleic acid and β-ocimene, a bee pheromone, according to McAfee's research. Immediately after identifying them, the bees will physically toss these diseased members from the hive, she said.
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CAT-Cial Distancing In Japan

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Social Distance, patience, and not a single incident of panic and the hoarding of kitty litter.

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In 1966, as she was studying chimpanzees in Tanzania, Jane Goodall observed a chimp named McGregor who had contracted polio, caused by a highly contagious virus.

His fellow chimps attacked him, casting McGregor out of the troop. Partially paralyzed, McGregor even approached a few chimps grooming in a tree. He reached out a hand in greeting, but the others quickly moved away.
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"For a full two minutes old [McGregor] sat motionless, staring after them," Goodall noted in her 1971 book In the Shadow of Man.

Goodall mentioned other instances of ostracized, polio-ridden chimps during her research as well, though highlighted that in some cases, infected individuals were eventually welcomed back into the group.
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Social Distancing By A Cat

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Chimpanzees are visual creatures. They're like humans in this regard. According to some research, the initial stigma toward polio-infected individuals may be caused by fear and disgust of their disfigurement—which is a form of avoiding catching the disease that causes such deformations.

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So as you can see, social distancing is not a new concept in the natural world!
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This Dog From Local News Is Practicing Social Distancing

This Dog From Local News Is Practicing Social Distancing

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Even Dogs Respect And Understand Social Distancing

Even Dogs Respect And Understand Social Distancing

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Even Cats Get It

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Peacokcks Know How To

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't recognize what they were at first glance. Very cool.

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Dogs Keeping Social Distance In Zagreb

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This Aussie Heard About Social Distancing, Cat Didn't

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Even The Moose Are Practicing Social Distancing

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My Friends Cats Have This Social Distancing Malarkey Figured Out

My Friends Cats Have This Social Distancing Malarkey Figured Out

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if they are looking out at a pond, are they watching humans in the lake?!?!?

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Social Distancing Is The Key

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now, JUST in case some people were curious about what the sign meant, it says, "it looks like its all around 2020!".

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Doing Our Part To Keep Apart

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Demonstration dogs, demo dogs, demodogs, (dog=gorgon) demogorgon... LOOKOUT

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These Dogs In Dumaguete Know What Social Distancing Means

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Cats Practicing Social Distancing (Karachi, Pakistan)

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It's Heartwarming To See Everyone Taking Social Distancing Seriously

It's Heartwarming To See Everyone Taking Social Distancing Seriously

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Social Distancing With My Frenemy Tilly

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That birman looks identical to my elderly old boy who's about 16 now. Birmans are so gorgeous.

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Clever Cats

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Social Distancing In Wynyard. Bin Chickens Show Backpackers How It's Done

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

‘Aw, unfair! We need to “shop for groceries” just like people do!’

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