LINK Snow Leopard Dies After Contracting COVID-19, Illinois Zoo Says | HuffPost Latest News
An 11-year-old snow leopard, who was one of five big cats to test positive for COVID-19 at an Illinois zoo last month, has died from complications from the virus, the zoo said.
Rilu, whose photo was once projected on New York City’s iconic Empire State Building to highlight the need to protect endangered animals, died after “struggling with COVID-induced pneumonia,” the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington announced Thursday.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Does that mean if I get it I could give it to my cat???
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Sadly, it is possible for cats to get Covid, or to be carriers of Covid.
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