These 27 nature is healing memes are a perfect isolation pick-me-up

The yodel boy is back in Walmart, we are the virus

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Quarantine and lockdown is a pretty bleak place to be sometimes. But at least something good can come out of it because by the looks of the memes circulating, nature is finally healing. Since we’ve all been isolating, a crazy amount of animals have magically come out of extinction and returned to their natural habitat, meaning only one thing: We are in fact the virus.

The memes all started when some pictures of Venice went viral whilst Italy was in lockdown. The pictures appear to show the rivers as flowing crystal clear, with swans and fish swimming in them. The person who posted the pictures swears by them being legit.

Here's an unexpected side effect of the pandemic – the water's flowing through the canals of Venice is clear for the first time in forever. The fish are visible, the swans returned. pic.twitter.com/2egMGhJs7f

— Kaveri 🇮🇳 (@ikaveri) March 16, 2020

If you need a little pick-me-up and some positivity in your day, here are some of the best nature memes which prove we are actually the virus and the world is beautiful. Ok, I know most of these pictures aren’t actually true, but when you’re stuck in your house 24/7 it’s nice to dream that maybe there really are dolphins in local rivers, dinosaurs roaming the streets happily and pasta back on the shelves.

1. Wow! I’ve never seen ducks so big!

Wildlife finally returning to Thames. Nature is healing🌷 pic.twitter.com/d6uBxSaIAx

— ruby🦎 (@roobeekeane) March 29, 2020

2. I can hear this picture

the yodel boys are returning to their natural habitat. nature is healing, we are the virus pic.twitter.com/JX1xyBBigz

— ben wasserman (@benwassertweet) April 6, 2020

3. Would you look at that

Wildlife is finally returning to the streets of Paris.
Nature is healing 🙏🥰🥖 pic.twitter.com/WMlmZIVkQx

— richy cartmell (@richycartmell) April 4, 2020

4. Incredible!!

With fewer people around because of #coronavirus, endangered animals are finally making a comeback!

Mother Nature is healing 😍❤️ pic.twitter.com/YIDq0yK3oB

— Paul 'Social Distancing' Byrne (@ThePlanetaryGuy) April 4, 2020

5. Animals doing what animals should be

6. You’ll never see scenes like this again

7. I can’t believe it ! They’re back !

Wow. This is New York today where the city’s streets are empty and nature has returned for the first time since 65,000,000 BC.
The earth is healing, we are the virus. pic.twitter.com/UUQwgrtW7R

— St Peter (@stpeteyontweety) April 5, 2020

8. Just look at them go

Wildlife is finally returning, Nature is healing, we are the Virus pic.twitter.com/IzB7sV90IL

— FT (@Cantbanme911) April 1, 2020

9. Stunning

Wildlife is finally returning to inhabit the planet. Nature is healing. We are the virus.☺️🌍🌿❤️ pic.twitter.com/TRMaSrExFk

— ceo of misandry (@gretafromspace) March 30, 2020

10. Is that the Loch Ness monster in the flesh?!!

With everyone on lockdown nature is getting a chance to recover. The wildlife is finally returning to its natural habitat. Just look at Inverness, Scotland. The Earth is healing. We are the virus. pic.twitter.com/Wpulmo7DTw

— Conor (@lilpiri) March 31, 2020

11. I never thought I’d see this again in my lifetime

The pasta is returning to its natural habitat. Nature is healing, we are the virus pic.twitter.com/EeMn8joYHp

— Richie Nakano (@linecook) April 5, 2020

12. What an incredible world we live in

Wildlife is finally returning to Britain’s streets. Nature is healing 😍✌️ pic.twitter.com/p4xYmf1oPx

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) April 4, 2020

13. This really is a thing of beauty

Incredible. This was Ada, Ohio today. For the first time since 1871 the natural wildlife is returning.

Nature is healing. We are the virus❤️ pic.twitter.com/bxw551Kho0

— Barstool Northern (@_Barstool_ONU) April 5, 2020

14. Look at that giraffe!!!!

Just been for a walk around Hartlepool and took these photos. Look closely. The wildlife is starting to return. The Earth is starting to heal. Maybe WE are the virus 💔😔 pic.twitter.com/GidzKEVKQU

— Alex Horton (@hortonhearsa_) March 22, 2020

15. I needed to see this

After only one day of #lockdownuk the river Cam has been reclaimed by #nature! We are the true virus… blah blah blah #Cambridge pic.twitter.com/o963h0AvDm

— Huw Griffiths (@griffiths_huw) March 24, 2020

16. Haters will say it’s Photoshop

We've been told to stay in since Monday and if you look closely you can see the wildlife has started to return to Hemel.

The earth is healing.

Maybe WE are the virus 💔😔 pic.twitter.com/ZDgPrDMksY

— Stride (@SamStride93) March 25, 2020

17. I’m so happy for them

with everyone on lockdown, the dinosaurs are finally returning to the streets of Lisbon. nature is healing, we are the virus. pic.twitter.com/eJ3zNxfx77

— Insónias em Carvão (@insoniascarvao) March 29, 2020

18. Look at him having a lil snack

since weve been inside this squirrel has gone back to his natural habitat. we are the virus ❤️ pic.twitter.com/JxAJ61eWrl

— gary from teen mom (@garyfromteenmom) March 30, 2020

19. How Leeds should be x

with the pandemic happening, the trolleys have finally returned to waterways of leeds. nature is healing, we are the virus,, 🦋🦋 pic.twitter.com/C4l3QyyGwA

— mike (@michael_millar_) April 2, 2020

20. W O W

Wow. This is the city Dinosaur, Colorado today where the city’s namesake has returned for the first time since 1813. The earth is healing, we are the virus pic.twitter.com/GaNgzMugXp

— Harry Potter & the Prisoner of COVID19 quarantine (@LIFOMichael) April 4, 2020

21. Such amazing creatures, where they belong

Wow. This is Buffalo, NY today where the city’s namesake has returned for the first time since 1813. The earth is healing, we are the virus pic.twitter.com/t3dw83o8YQ

— Andrew Beecher (@andrew_beecher) April 3, 2020

22. It’s been so long!!

Wow. This is downtown Milwaukee, WI today. The wildlife has returned to the city for the first time in 12,000 years. The earth is healing. We are the virus. pic.twitter.com/8bm2vWi1r3

— Pankreas (@Big_Pank) April 4, 2020

23. Things you love to see

Wow. This is the Rio Grande River in Brownsville, TX today where the native species are beginning to return. The earth is healing, we are the virus. ♥️ pic.twitter.com/agYMkqli2j

— lauren (@laulaulaulauren) April 4, 2020

24. This one brought a tear to my eye

The toilet paper is returning to its natural habitat. Nature is healing, we are the virus pic.twitter.com/XegKVVpXHj

— LegallyBae (@legallybae) April 6, 2020

25. Wow, what a …scene

Wow. This is Camden, London today where the native emo species has started to return for the first time since 2009. The earth is healing, we are the virus pic.twitter.com/86n0CSH1sj

— Luc (@ellkay_) April 4, 2020

26. It’s nice to see them back x

Wow. This is Dallas, TX today where the city’s cowboys have returned for the first time since 1805. The earth is healing, we are the virus 😔 pic.twitter.com/vaEIE3pfKU

— Deric (@DericRichardson) April 4, 2020

27. So green!

This is London right now. Nature is healing. We are the virus.☺️🌍🌿❤️ pic.twitter.com/Y4Zd7xeYpO

— Doctor Who Minus Context (@WhoMinusContext) April 8, 2020

Seriously though, stay home. For latest Coronavirus advice, see the NHS website here.