A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, the zoo said Sunday (BREAKING)

thestate ^ | 05 April 20 | DON SWEENEY AND DAWSON WHITE

[hapnHal]

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, the zoo said Sunday.

Nadia, a 4-year-old female Malayan tiger, tested positive for the virus while her sister Azul, two Amur tigers and three African lions developed a dry cough, the zoo said in a release.

It’s believed to be the first time a tiger has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, the Associated Press reported.

[fini]

When we have a shortage of tests for COVID19, why are we wasting them on critters?

[MAGAthon]

perfect story for the FakeNewsMSM.

[Cooter]

[moviefan8]

Well, animals are more important than that average. That is why they, politicians, and celebrities get tests.

I say bs on this tiger story.

[JohnBrowdie]

I want to meet the badass that swabbed that tigers nostrils.

[BradyLS]

If cats can get this thing and spread it, you may as well end the stay-in-place now. Then they’ll need to get serious about feral animals.

[hanamizu]

There is a program on Animal Planet channel called “The Zoo” that features the Bronx Zoo. I’m sure my wife has seen this tiger several times on it.

[Leaning Right]

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I’m a fan of tigers in general, but it would probably be a good idea to make sure every human who wants to be tested for COVID-19 can get tested before we start providing test kits to members of the animal kingdom.

[Fightin Whitey]

CHOOT 'EM NOOOO!!

Protect the Pussy Great & Small!

[Buckeye McFrog]

So someone got within six feet of her?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Cats in general are susceptible to respiratory illnesses.

[BeauBo]

Get them some Trump Pills, and they will be right as rain!

[Grampa Dave]

A really dumb question from a guy doesn’t own tigers~!

Why would you test a tiger for Corona?

How/why would you treat them if infected?

[crosdaddy]

After you get by the rectal temperature taking, its a piece of cake😳

[Polynikes]

Its already been demonstrated that felines and ferrets are already a reservoir of the virus. Apparently that applies to large cats as well. The inference is a positive house cat that contacts a feral creates an almost infinite source.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.30.015347v1

[Polynikes]

“Why would you test a tiger for Corona?

How/why would you treat them if infected?”

1. Very carefully to see why they have a dry cough and temperature.
2. See #1

[FreedomForce]

“Our cats were infected by a person caring for them who was asymptomatically infected with the virus or before that person developed symptoms.”

https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/14010/A-Tiger-at-Bronx-Zoo-Tests-Positive-for-COVID-19-The-Tiger-and-the-Zoos-Other-Cats-Are-Doing-Well-at-This-Time.aspx

[Nifster]

Yeah right. We’re gonna test tigers when we can’t test sick humans

[Grampa Dave]

After you get by the rectal temperature taking, its a piece of cake😳! I would be watching behind 3 inch thick bullet proof glass!