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Veterinary doctors examine the body of a tiger named Shiva after it died due to fever, at Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park, at Ormanjhi in Ranchi, Friday, June 4,2021. (PTI photo)
RANCHI: The samples of seven Royal Bengal tigers and five other big cats at the Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park here have tested negative for COVID-19, a senior zoo official said on Saturday. The samples of tiger Shiva, which had died on June 3 following prolonged illness, were among those that tested negative.
The felines samples were sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh amid reports of several big cats in captivity testing positive for the infection across the country.
All 28 semi-wild elephants at MTR test Negative for COVID-19, says Official - The precautionary testing for captive elephants was done after nine of 11 lions tested positive at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, near Chennai.
The felines' samples were sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh amid reports of several big cats in captivity testing positive for the infection across the country.