The Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) has become richer by a one horned rhinoceros and a gaur, which were born recently.A press release from the zoo announced the news on the occasion of the World Environme
A lioness has died of coronavirus while nine others in the pride have tested positive for the virus at the zoo near here. Neela succumbed to the virus on Thursday while nine others of the 11 in the zoo tested positive, said the officials of the Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur.
The zoo has remained closed with the COVID-19 enforced lockdown.
Recently, eight lions at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad had tested positive for the virus.
This isn’t the first reported instance of the big cats contracting Covid. In May 2021, eight lions at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad had also tested positive for SARS COV-2.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 5 (ANI): A nine-year-old lioness Neela has died of COVID-19, and few other lions have tested positive for the virus at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur area of Tamil Nadu's Chennai.