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Peacocks, ostriches and baboons joined in an animal baby boom at a Palestinian zoo during the coronavirus closure as they let nature take its course free from human distractions. Fifteen animals were born at the tiny Qalqilya Zoo during the two months that it shut its doors - three times more than usual, zoo officials said.
One ostrich that laid eggs in normal years, rarely had the chance to incubate them properly. But this year she produced 11 eggs and "because there weren’t people around her, she was able to build a nest", said zoo veterinarian Sami Khader.
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