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SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Several tigers at Zoo Miami were tested for the coronavirus after exhibiting some symptoms.
According to the zoo, the Sumatran tigers were observed having nasal discharge, lethargy and a loss of appetite.
Samples were collected from several nasal, eye, throat, and rectal swabs and sent to a state lab.
“Late [Thursday] afternoon, Zoo Miami was notified that the results of the tests were negative for COVID-19,” Zoo Miami’s Communications Director Ron Magill said in a statement.
The zoo is now awaiting the results of other tests to determine why they were showing those symptoms.
“The Animal Health team explained that it could be a wide variety of causes ranging from allergies to a common cold,” Magill said.
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