Research by scientists at the University of Pretoria found three lions and two pumas were sick with coronavirus. Big cats caged in zoos are at risk of catching Covid-19 from their keepers, a study said on Tuesday. As the signs were similar to coronavirus among humans, the animals were tested for Covid-19 and it came back positive. A year earlier, two pumas that had exhibited signs of anorexia, diarrhoea and nasal discharge also tested positive for Covid-19. The assumption, however, is that the pumas fell ill after being infected by humans.

Source: News 24 January 19, 2022 11:35 UTC