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Princess Turandot

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5. There's now a test that uses the animal's stool (I think) to look for COVID exposure..

Fri Sep 17, 2021, 01:56 PM

Sep 2021

When this happened at the Bronx Zoo in April of 2020, Nadia, the first tiger to show symptoms such as coughing and a reduced appetite, was sedated in order to get a nasal sample for an animal version of the full blown test. For the other tigers and lions, they used a stool test developed by one of the major vet schools.

Seven of the zoo's lions and tigers tested positive, although none of the other big cats did. They all recovered fully.

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Several lions and tigers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo have tested [View all] elleng Sep 2021 OP

Oh no. Sekhmet I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #1

I wouldn't want to be the zoo worker who stuck that big Q-tip up their snouts. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 #2

Was thinking about the "presumptive positive" GopherGal Sep 2021 #3

There's now a test that uses the animal's stool (I think) to look for COVID exposure.. Princess Turandot Sep 2021 #5

Thanks I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #7

George Conway: "def would not volunteer to swab this one" tblue37 Sep 2021 #4

Oh, No! Not all of them! slightlv Sep 2021 #6

Slightlv I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #8