My Corona!

Tiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive for the coronavirus

PUBLISHED SUN, APR 5 20205:28 PM EDT

UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO

Kevin Stankiewicz

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A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York has tested positive for the coronavirus.

The 4-year-old female Malaysian tiger, Nadia, had developed a dry cough and was tested “out of an abundance of caution,” the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo said in a statement.

It is the first confirmed COVID-19 case in a tiger, according to the Department of Agriculture.

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York has tested positive for the coronavirus.

The 4-year-old female Malaysian tiger, Nadia, had developed a dry cough and was tested “out of an abundance of caution,” the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo said in a statement.

The diagnosis was confirmed by the Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories. It is the first confirmed COVID-19 case in a tiger, according to the USDA.

Several tigers and lions at the zoo showed symptoms of a respiratory illness, the USDA said.

The tiger who tested positive is believed to have become infected by a zoo employee. The tiger first began to show symptoms on March 27, the USDA said.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/05/tiger-at-the-bronx-zoo-tests-positive-for-the-coronavirus.html

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https://www.naturemuseum.org/the-museum/blog/meet-some-of-the-stars-of-national-frog-month