
Elephants undergo COVID-19 test after nine lions test positive in a zoo in Tamil Nadu
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When asked if the captive elephants showed any symptoms, the official told Zee Media that there were no symptoms so far and that this was a precautionary test.
New Delhi: Captive elephants including semi-wild ones at the Theppakadu Elephant Camp in Mudumalai Tiger reserve have undergone precautionary tests for COVID-19 on Tuesday (June 8, 2021), as per instructions from the Tamil Nadu Forest Minister. Testing of the captive, semi-wild elephants comes few days after nine of 11 lions at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP) near Chennai tested positive for coronavirus. A lioness among the pack of 11 captive lions had also succumbed to the virus at the zoo in Vandalur near Chennai.More Related News
