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23/06/2020 <strong>In</strong> <strong>pictures</strong>: <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>thriv<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>locked</strong>-<strong>down</strong> S<strong>in</strong>gapore—<strong>is</strong> <strong>it</strong> <strong>time</strong> <strong>to</strong> reth<strong>in</strong>k <strong>the</strong> c<strong>it</strong>y <strong>in</strong> a <strong>garden</strong>? | <strong>News</strong> | <strong>Eco</strong>-Bus<strong>in</strong>ess | <strong>Asia</strong> <strong>Pacific</strong><br />
Wild mushrooms grow <strong>in</strong> a fenced o play eld by Alexandra Canal, S<strong>in</strong>gapore. Image: Rob<strong>in</strong> Hicks/<strong>Eco</strong>-Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
Less busy c<strong>it</strong>y streets has meant more freedom for S<strong>in</strong>gapore’s fauna, as <strong>it</strong> has for animals <strong>in</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>locked</strong> <strong>down</strong> c<strong>it</strong>es around <strong>the</strong> world. “More special<strong>is</strong>ed animals like pangol<strong>in</strong>s have<br />
tended <strong>to</strong> stay <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> forest. But more adaptable animals have ventured <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> built<br />
environment,” said Lum.<br />
The most v<strong>is</strong>ible examples of th<strong>is</strong> have been smooth-coated otters, which have ventured <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong><br />
what are usually <strong>the</strong> busiest areas of <strong>the</strong> c<strong>it</strong>y, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g L<strong>it</strong>tle <strong>In</strong>dia, New<strong>to</strong>n and a hosp<strong>it</strong>al, as<br />
<strong>the</strong>y explore new terr<strong>it</strong>ory.<br />
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