Coyotes have made a comeback to the region in recent years.

As KQED reported in February, the canines are native to California and were seen in the San Francisco Bay Area until the mid-1900s. However, people started using a poison called Compound 1080 to keep them off their land in the 1940s. After that, coyotes were reviled and hunters very nearly wiped out the animals.

They weren't seen for decades until 2002 when one was spotted in the city's Presidio. One theory is that the coyotes had walked over the Golden Gate Bridge into the city. Another is that a trapper brought some in from up north.

Either way, they've slowly begun to repopulate the city's parks, like Golden Gate Park and the Presidio.

Now they're a sort of mascot of the city and are clearly taking advantage of the desolate city as humans stay inside amid a viral outbreak.

The shelter-in-place order is expected to end on April 7, though that could be extended. Residents are being directed to remain inside their homes as much as possible, except to leave for essential needs like groceries and medicine. Nonessential businesses like bars and dine-in restaurants are closed.