SAN DIEGO : An unvaccinated snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has contracted COVID-19 . Caretakers noticed that Ramil, a 9-year-old male snow leopard, had a cough and runny nose on Thursday. In January, a troop of eight gorillas at the zoo's sister facility, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, contracted COVID-19 from a keeper who had the virus but showed no symptoms. The case prompted the zoo to request an experimental COVID-19 vaccine for animals for emergency use. There is no vaccine mandate for the staff, but unvaccinated employees are required to wear masks at all times, the zoo said.

Source: Mint July 24, 2021 21:33 UTC