Nadia, a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York, has become the first of her kind to test positive for the coronavirus.
The 4-year-old female Malayan tiger tested positive after developing a dry cough and is expected to recover, the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo said in a news release.Samples from Nadia were taken and tested after the tiger -- and five other tigers and lions at the zoo -- began showing symptoms of respiratory illness, according to the United States Department of Agriculture . No other animals at the zoo are showing symptoms. Bats are not to blame for coronavirus.
If you come into close enough proximity to an infected tiger, catching COVID19 is the least of your worries; I assure you.
Well somehow, despite all the panic over a shortage of people being tested...especially in New York....they managed to test the Tigers and lord knows what other animals at the zoo. Cuomo said “Not one life”. Apparently that applies to zoo animals over NY citizens. morons
Wait wait wait. How did a Zoo get tests? Something isn't adding up here.
And there's the media tie in to the Netflix show. So transparent.
I don’t believe it- at all! New Fkn hoax because of that Tiger show
C19 Data collection is important in every facet of our life. Wouldn't we be concerned if it is found that this virus is transferred thru bird/pigeon droppings. Try taking a walk in city streets or parks if that was true. I know it's odd about the tiger, but valid data.
michcoll When a tiger gets a test before you do.
Having visited the Bronx zoo, I wondered if the animals were in cages to protect them from the locals......(stands back for anticipated reaction 😂) SLynnNB54 Acosta funder MollyJongFast
Hey how come NY can test to tigers but can get tests to people?
If you ever get eaten by this tiger, the government will need to test your ghost for the CoronaVirus
Is Nadia going to be ok?
Nature is magical, and there is a wonderful power and balance behind it ...
Why can tigers get tested & we can’t?
How was the animal able to get tested?
Crazy. I guess the new guy working at the zoo has to try and put the n95 mask on her. Covid_19 COVID19
Woooow 😳, Jumanji is in effect.
Es real Por qué gastan test en tigres wtf
New Yorkers: “we don’t have enough tests for our citizens” Also New Yorkers: “let’s go test that tiger at the Bronx Zoo”
Which coronavirus There are many, some that are common in cats.
How come a tiger got tested but I can't be
Get well soon, Nadia ❤
Khalil Zaad has drown the region in chaos and crisis, with his tribalism and wrong mentor ship to the United States. Moreover, he wasted the international society and United States’ achievements
Now THAT is devastating news if humans can also pass on the virus to our livestock species
To tigers get tested often?
beckmansasikter So all the stories of cats and animals dying from this viris were probably true.
Basta con le cazzate!!!
Wait I thought we didn’t have enough tests for everyone
The Covid-19 testing that was performed on Nadia was performed in a veterinary school laboratory and is not the same test used for people, Dr. Paul Calle, the zoo's chief veterinarian, posted on Facebook.
Animals are already in permanent lockdown. Now, us humans are passing on the virus to those innocent souls. Every animal deserves freedom. They are not meant for entertainment. Please release all animals into the wild. Thats where they belong. COVID2019 Covid_19 COVIDIOTS
You have to be 1m away from the tiger. Covid_19
Do they have ventilators for tigers if she needs one?
So what? Animals get Coronavirus all the time. There is a vaccine for animals. What China did was bio engineer this virus for human transmission. ChinaLiedPeopleDied
Carole Baskin
Seriously, I now got to stay 2m away from tigers just in case.
I thought it would’ve been smarter to test birds seeing that they are most likely to travel long distances and could be in areas where they could’ve picked up Covid-19 from humans, that’s my main worry if this is tru
Another mutation. A whole new complication
So don't tell me, everyone is going to kill tigers now. I wish the virus would leave all other mammals alone except us, we fucked this planet up so us as humans deserve it. covid19 savethetiger
Noo 😭😭😭😭😭
We should have never ruined her life! by putting her in A Damn Zoo! See the film 'Instinct' with Anthony Hopkins. On Lowland Gorilla's.more powerful than 'Out of Africa.'
WHAT. THE. FUC*? NOT THE KITTY, KITTY, KITTY Dammit man! I'm sick of this 💩🇺🇸
Oh no
Hmmmm it is possible this was the animal form of the virus? Wow cnn FakeNews
😔😔😔😔😔
Kanti siphi na 😱😱🙈
Does social distancing work with TIGERS?They live in nuclear families,never cough sneeze spit,except in Rudyard Kipling!Yes,they do urinate with vengeance,to display territorial power!They don't shake hands, don't even do Namaste even tho they've been in India for a million years
LALPUSHP 🤨😥
Now how is NY so short on test but have enough to test animals 🤔
How come they suspected the tiger and performed covid test on it Really strange👍🏻
Cuomo is wasting tests on animals so that he can blame Trump for not having enough tests 😂
JJ_Stellies Who did the tiger eat?
Does she have Medicare?
Who believs that
Could this be a mutated variant that affects more animals?
Whatever made them test it on the tiger? Was it showing any symptoms 😀?
No surprise....Carole
Zoo’s are against animal rights and it breaks my heart to see this beautiful tiger is sick because of MAN!
Fake news, as usual
SpiropulosLeo NadiaMaylen3
What a pot of shit
REALDIEGOVALDEZ A bit late for April fool’s but hey, it had me going. Report some truth or dig into wtf is going on first
Get well soon Nadia 🌹🌹🌹🌹
If humans can infect a tiger or other big cat, this is concerning. What about domesticated cats? Could cats become a reservoir for the virus? Zoonotic disease is a big problem. SARS thought to be from civet cats SARSCoV2 COVID
If I am not mistaken, coronavirus affected animals from where humans got it.
HIERARCHY OF TESTING: 1. THE RICH AND FAMOUS 2. ANIMALS 3. EVERYBODY ELSE WHO'S DYING OFF LIKE FLIES
StupidSxyCorbin
Jesus Christ
I am saddened by this news. I am also shocked that I can't get a test for myself or my sick children. What gives?
So sad
Get Well Soon Nadia 😢
I blame Carol Baskins
How In the hell was this tiger tested and I can’t be?😡
Tell me why and how come we wasted a test on a tiger
If you dumbasses start dropping your cats off at shelters, I swear....don’t.
It’s a bad news
I believe a fortune teller more than CNN
Innocent Animals
typical fear mongering headline and story, they want/need people to be/stay afraid to continue to control them. This is an outrageous exaggeration already and not it’s spreading to zoo animals. BS, reopen the country, people are going bankrupt. WilkowMajority seanhannity
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No problem practicing social distancing there
Dicks out for Nadia is gonna end this pandemic
Wait. So, who was close enough to a tiger to give it the virus?
PlumpyTrumpy People can’t get a test,but a tiger can? This is beyond stupid.
Where are the test results?
jaredctate Different strain though. C'mon guys!! Media just fear mongering. Stupid article.
White people leave animals and people alone!
YO TOO, Nadia ?
It's good to know what animals can get it. But now isn't a time to be testing animals when there aren't enough for PEOPLE
How da fuk did the tiger get a test? Is he personal friends with Jared Kushner, or a kardashian or something? WHEN DID WE GET ENOUGH TESTS FOR TIGERS? And WHO IS IN COUGHING DISTANCE ANYWAY EXECPT JoeExotic ?!?!
So we don’t have enough tests ... soooo we tested a tiger?
We will cause our own extinction
Can’t believe anything this horrible communist fake news network says
Why the fuck is a tiger getting tested over people. God damned America
Wow
What? Now it is human to other animal?!!!! So......original question....what about our pets?!!!!’
I can’t help but wonder, is this a marketing ploy from Netflix for TigerKing? 👀
Did they give that Tiger American to achieve America First!
Wait..why did it get tested in the first place
America Tiger first.
My question is...If there aren't enough Covid-19 tests to go around for humans, why in the hell are they using them to test zoo animals...they're in quarantine ALL THE TIME!!!
That’s sad
Holly shit !!! This was in UN 2009 and he was killed days later
This is UNREAL!!!😮
JayPayne10
Why are there tests available for tigers but not every human who needs one? This whole thing is so poorly mismanaged at every level, in every state, I don't even know where to direct my absolute, white-hot, livid, furious anger at every aspect of this fucking disaster.
Damn B
Carole Baskin’s husband had it, so they have it
I was told that tigers don't like washing there hands
I call bullshit
maybe the Chinese will stop slaughtering them for their body parts, then again they'll slaughter them anyway Can't win AnimalCruelty AnimalTorture
He's in a cage! How did he get covid virus?
This says “Coronavirus.” It does not say Covid19.
How can a TIGER get a test that sick people can't get?
There is a vaccine for animals though
No Shit. CNN must be kidding. Right
Have they tested all the people who take care of this tiger? Poor tiger got it from someone! TestTheZookeepers SaveTheTiger DoNotAbandonPets
Which strain of coronavirus, CNN The last N in your name that should stand for “news” actually means, NEVER ENDING WORRY SOURCE.
I blame the orangutans
Poor nadia
Uh oh...what now?
So a tiger got a test but no one else in ny can
Other tigers around the nation say they still plan on going to the beach for spring break.
This is why dogs are better than cats.
Did they use a Chinese test kit? My TV would test positive with one of those.
Oh shit, not captive animals! What will happen to zoos ?
How’d she get a test?
I do hope these cats will be ok
That b!tch Carole Baskins
How did the tiger get the test? Just asking
I doubt if it is the same Covid19. Animals have their own versions of coronavirus. and who on earth tested the tiger? So wierd.....
This is the dumbest fucking ridiculous non scientific article. Cats and tigers have been dealing coronavirus since I’ve been in rescue. Really
It’s NEVER a good sign when a virus jumps species! 🐾
Corona viruses are pretty common in cats, so it doesn’t necessarily surprise me that this happened.
I find that hard to believe since CDC said dogs and cats could not get the Coronavirus.. another lie from CNN?
I’ll stay away from tigers.
إذا كان ينتقل عبر الهواء فما هو التصرف الصحيح.. هل يتم فتح البلاد مرة أخرى لأنه مجرد وباء يشبه الأنفلونزا الحادة؟!.. لابد أن يجيب المختصين عن هذا السؤال.. بإذن اللَّـه تعالى.
Y'all are supposed to be stuck at home with nothing to do....yet...you still cant take a minute to r..e..a..d
Did carol baskin give it to her
Why would they test a tiger
God Bless Us All! Good Thoughts 🙏🏼
yo wtf
horrible
lyonnaisgourmet XquzMyBitch
HOW TF ARE ANIMALS GETTING TESTED BUT HUMAN ARE BEING TURNED AWAY!
B.S....lol. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 your network will do anything to push the limit on this Chinese Virus.
So, how many zoo employees have had it and maybe passed it on to the tiger via the tiger's food?
Maybe one of those false positive tests
The experts are not very smart. How can a tiger contract coronavirus when they swear up and down your pets can not. And it supposedly CAME from a bat, another mammal.
I'll play it safe and stay 12 feet from tigers.
The tigers and lions could have caught it from birds sitting on their back ...then the tiger could have passed it to the caretaker...if birds are carrying it then we are all in big trouble!
Fake news by the ones and only puppets of the industry
What about all the people waiting to be tested or trying to “battle it out” at home, because they don’t have insurance or sufficient coverage? I feel for the tiger, but let’s worry about humans (yes, that includes our immigrant population as they ARE humans) and profile them.
We all know who gave her the virus.
Somebody check on Tony , he probably gave it her
I wish they would make a clear distinction. Is this COVID-19 or simply A coronavirus. There is a difference
Why are we wasting tests on a zoo animal?
Evidence needed
Prove it by sending andersoncooper in there to take its temperature- he’s the master at these stories
Tigers getting test but we are having shortages all over the country. This why we are in cluster you know what. How did they suspect it had the virus was it coughing or something?
Waiting for more facts. CNN=FAKE NEWS
You know they didnt tell the keepers until an hour ago. My wife who works with primates (who are susceptible) found out from the news. BronxZoo acted very irresponsibly and are culpable to the health of their keepers. bronxzoo coronavirus Covid_19
You’re FFFFFFFFFFake News!!!
Is it COVID19 or another strain/type of coronavirus?
If a tiger can be infected, what about cats ?
Let me guess, it’s Trump’s fault 🤮
According to Pat Robertson it's transferred by oral sex.... where's the Tiger King
The article says nothing about COVID-19. COVID-19 is not the only type of coronavirus.🙄
Bullshit. More mainstream media propaganda
Who did the tiger tell he had covid-19 symptoms🤦🏽♂️🤔🤔🤔
Only one person to call for this
Seems like a worthwhile test.
How does it come that tigers are tested, humans not?
What a beautiful animal. Get well soon Nadia!
Does this mean other animals can also spread it?!
I call BS... Prove It!
That b*tch Carole Baskin! Sorry, I couldn't resist. This is terrible news... but also need laughter. peace
exoticjoe2 must be devastated!
Treat with hydroxy chloroquine and others
Unreal.
WTFFFFF
CNN has joined the comic ranks?!!
Jasamgurlie Please take good care of her 🥺♥️
We can test a tiger but not people ? AMERICA
Please don't be stupid and don't start sacrificing animals
Omgosh now animals...our cats and dogs could have it and give it to us?
Jesus ..... protect our animals ...
Where's tiger king?
uhmmmm... did someone cough in the tiger's vicinity? did the tiger walk through a virus-infested area, then lick it's paw? Did someone sneeze near the tiger and she inhaled the virus? HOW DID SHE GET IT? covid19 thoughtanimalscouldntgetit
Wretched WetMarkets. Their harrowing misery has jumped so many species, shuttering economies, killing many. Now these poor animals. WHO close these hell holes COVIDー19
LOL 😂 is now tabloid news.
So which person in the Bronx gave up their test NYCMayor NYGovCuomo ?
So we can afford to rest animals but not countryman and women
What a monumental waste of resources during a global health and economic disaster.
That BITCH Carole Baskins MUST be stopped!
We’re they Asian tigers?
Why would you test a Tiger
MuhammadShaikh, TheQuranMan, he speaks only from the Quran, has delivered more than 60 lectures and talks on the theme What Al-Quran says on.....See IIPCCANADA website Adan Mecca: Short IIPC Clip
Now that is frightening. For just a lot of reasons.
It didn't keep distance;and it tried to socialize. As trying to joke.On the other hand,why are such public places still open?Many children are no illness showing from coronavirus but still they can transmit it!
I think everyone is calling BS in that.
Que tragedia Diossss!!!
Awesome!! lets get it out to domestic cats, dogs and birds now!!!! Great job!!! :)
They're going to test all the zoo animals before us, huh? 🙃
It's only a matter of time that it crosses over to cats and dogs.
So did the tiger get it from a human? Can tigers reciprocate? Other animals? Not good.
That’s not good.
WTH? How did the tiger get it and I thought I saw a report stating that animals can't get it?
There goes the idea that we don’t have enough tests in the US!
Now animals too? The world is really in for it🤔
Damn.....for real 😳?
JuliaDavisNews Poor thing! I pray she survives! She got it from a zoo keeper shedding the virus, dammit!
So more testing and research needs to be done on the Tiger to prove it. Got it 👍
Wasn‘t passed from humans!
Form Animal to Human, from Human to Human and now from Human to Animal. This virus mutates fast. Worrisome. This virus will definitely linger on for a while, even if summer weather brings down infection.
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