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Tens of thousands of flamingos have flocked to Mumbai after India's nationwide lockdown left the city quieter than usual. 

Clearer skies, quieter streets, and cleaner air are thought to have made the usually polluted city more attractive to birdlife.

According to Rahul Khot, an assistant director at the Bombay Natural History Society, It's not just the huge number of birds that are attracting attention - they have also spread to wetlands where they were previously a rarity. They are being reported from places where they have earlier been reported less in number because there is no human activity there now", he told CNN. 

Meet the man who has been working nonstop to help rescue hundreds of the Flamingo chicks known as 'Lesser Flamingos.' Thousands of baby flamingos are being born all across South Africa and in danger of dying of thirst due to the drought and dam near Kimberley drying out. Mike Bolhuis, bird lover and private investigator, heard about this issue and decided to set up. He helped organize 900 of the birds to be airlifted 325 miles away from the dam to Pretoria, where he is currently housing them on his farm. He is now in need of some volunteers to come to help out with these adorable baby flamingos. Read the full story at NPR.