Gorilla Infected with Covid-19 in San Diego Zoo Recovers After Being Treated with Antibodies
3 years, 10 months ago

Gorilla Infected with Covid-19 in San Diego Zoo Recovers After Being Treated with Antibodies

News 18  

An elderly gorilla was recovering from a serious case of Covid-19 after he was treated with cutting-edge synthetic antibodies, the San Diego Zoo said Monday. Winston, 48, was one of several gorillas among the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s troop who were confirmed positive for the virus on January 11, based on fecal samples. “The troop was infected with a new, highly contagious strain of the coronavirus, recently identified in California,” San Diego Zoo Global, the nonprofit that operates the zoo and safari park said in a statement. San Diego Zoo Global has also been provided with some Covid-19 vaccines and is in the process of identifying suitable animal candidates at the zoo and safari park.

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Beloved gorilla Winston, second oldest in the U.S., euthanized at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
5 months, 1 week ago

Beloved gorilla Winston, second oldest in the U.S., euthanized at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

LA Times  

This undated photo provided by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows Winston, a western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Winston, a beloved 52-year-old western lowland gorilla and one of the oldest silverbacks in the world, died Saturday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, officials announced. “This gentle giant will be remembered for his quiet …

Dog nicknamed ‘Mighty Joe Young’ gets trapped in gorilla enclosure at San Diego zoo
2 years, 6 months ago

Dog nicknamed ‘Mighty Joe Young’ gets trapped in gorilla enclosure at San Diego zoo

The Independent  

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All The Lions And Tigers At D.C.'s National Zoo Have Tested Positive For COVID-19
3 years, 3 months ago

All The Lions And Tigers At D.C.'s National Zoo Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The lions and tigers at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., have tested positive for COVID-19. Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers all received “presumptive positive” results for the coronavirus, the zoo announced in a Friday press release. Luke is one of several lions who tested positive for the coronavirus at the National …

Unvaccinated snow leopard infected with Covid at San Diego zoo
3 years, 4 months ago

Unvaccinated snow leopard infected with Covid at San Diego zoo

The Independent  

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Bears, Big Cats And Ferrets Get COVID-19 Vaccine At Oakland Zoo
3 years, 5 months ago

Bears, Big Cats And Ferrets Get COVID-19 Vaccine At Oakland Zoo

Huff Post  

OAKLAND, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay Area zoo is inoculating its big cats, bears and ferrets against the coronavirus as part of a national effort to protect animal species using an experimental vaccine. Tigers Ginger and Molly were the first two animals at the Oakland Zoo to get the vaccine this week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday. In …

Zoo Vaccinates Apes To Protect Both Animals And Humans From COVID-19
3 years, 9 months ago

Zoo Vaccinates Apes To Protect Both Animals And Humans From COVID-19

NPR  

Zoo Vaccinates Apes To Protect Both Animals And Humans From COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance When it's time to be vaccinated, the apes at the San Diego Zoo and its associated safari park sit still and allow veterinarians to inject their arms through a barrier. "It's pretty amazing," said …

Nine Great Apes Receive Covid-19 Vaccine Shots Following Virus Outbreak in San Diego Zoo
3 years, 9 months ago

Nine Great Apes Receive Covid-19 Vaccine Shots Following Virus Outbreak in San Diego Zoo

News 18  

The San Diego Zoo has vaccinated nine great apes for the coronavirus after a troop of gorillas in its Safari Park became infected, officials said Thursday. Eight western lowland gorillas got the virus, probably by exposure to a zookeeper who tested positive for COVID-19, officials said, even though employees work masks at all times around the gorillas. “That made us …

Nine great apes at San Diego Zoo get COVID jabs in world-first
3 years, 9 months ago

Nine great apes at San Diego Zoo get COVID jabs in world-first

Al Jazeera  

Four orangutans and five bonobos in US received two doses of an experimental vaccine originally designed for dogs and cats. Nine great apes at the San Diego Zoo in the United States – four orangutans and five bonobos – made veterinary history in recent weeks as the world’s first non-human primates known to be vaccinated against COVID-19, zoo officials said …

22 Trapped Since 2 Days in Chinese Gold Mine After Explosion
3 years, 11 months ago

22 Trapped Since 2 Days in Chinese Gold Mine After Explosion

News 18  

At least two gorillas at California’s San Diego Zoo have caught the coronavirus, the first known instance of natural transmission to great apes, officials said Monday. Two primates began coughing last week and have since tested positive for Covid-19, while a third is showing symptoms, Governor Gavin Newsom said. “Aside from some congestion and coughing, the gorillas are doing well,” …

In a First, Two Gorillas Have Tested Positive For Covid-19 in US Zoo
3 years, 11 months ago

In a First, Two Gorillas Have Tested Positive For Covid-19 in US Zoo

News 18  

It’s not just humans, but human’s closest relatives that have also been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. At least two gorillas at California’s San Diego Zoo have caught the coronavirus, the first known instance of natural transmission to great apes, officials said Monday. Two primates began coughing last week and have since tested positive for Covid-19, while a third is …

In 1st Known Case of Transmission to Great Apes, Gorillas at US Zoo Test Positive for Covid-19
3 years, 11 months ago

In 1st Known Case of Transmission to Great Apes, Gorillas at US Zoo Test Positive for Covid-19

News 18  

At least two gorillas at California’s San Diego Zoo have caught the coronavirus, the first known instance of natural transmission to great apes, officials said Monday. Two primates began coughing last week and have since tested positive for Covid-19, while a third is showing symptoms, Governor Gavin Newsom said. “Aside from some congestion and coughing, the gorillas are doing well,” …

Several Gorillas Test Positive For Coronavirus At San Diego Zoo Safari Park
3 years, 11 months ago

Several Gorillas Test Positive For Coronavirus At San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SAN DIEGO — Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. It appears the infection came from a member of the park’s wildlife care team who also tested positive …

Several gorillas at San Diego Zoo in US test positive for COVID
3 years, 11 months ago

Several gorillas at San Diego Zoo in US test positive for COVID

Al Jazeera  

At least two gorillas began coughing last week, while a third is showing symptoms and five others could also be infected, zoo officials said. Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what are believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. …

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