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Minnesota sanctuary tiger tested positive for COVID-19 Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune © Star Tribune/Star Tribune/Wildcat Sanctuary/Star Tribune/TNS Sabrina, a 21-year-old female Sumatran/Bengal tiger living at the Wildcat Sanctuary in Pine County, tested positive for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. A tiger at a Pine County wildlife sanctuary tested positive for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, making it the second confirmed captive or domestic animal case in the state. A Carver County house cat tested positive in June, according to the Minnesota Board...

Tiger tests positive for COVID-19 at The Wildcat Sanctuary in Minnesota The infected tiger is a 21-year-old called Sabrina. Author: A tiger has tested positive for COVID-19 at The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota. The tiger, a 21-year-old Sumatran/Bengal tiger called Sabrina, tested positive for the virus, received care and has subsequently recovered from what was initially thought to be a respiratory infection.  She becomes only the second captive or domestic animal in Minnesota to test positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, following a housecat last June. "It’s a good reminder that ...