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4 Lions infected by Covid delta variant in Tamil Nadu's zoo

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zoo, a male lion named Pathbanathan, aged 12 years died due to coronavirus this week in Tamil Nadu. It was the second tragedy that struck the zoo as it lost a nine-year-old lioness due to coronavirus on June 3.

Authorities there have also tested dozens of elephants for the virus at a forest reserve. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's main zoo on Friday said it was seeking Indian help to treat a lion that tested positive for Covid-19 -- the first animal on the island known to be infected.

The Department of National Zoological Gardens said it was consulting vets at the Central Zoo Authority of India to treat 11-year-old Thor, a lion gifted by Seoul's zoo in 2013.

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