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They said pets couldn’t get the coronavirus, so how did a tiger test positive? Vets explain.

It's not a rejected episode of Tiger King. One tiger tested positive at the Bronx Zoo, and six other big cats are presumed to be infected.

Nadia, a 4-year-old Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo, has tested positive for COVID-19. Three other tigers and three lions at the zoo are presumed to have the virus as well; all are expected to recover.
Nadia, a 4-year-old Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo, has tested positive for COVID-19. Three other tigers and three lions at the zoo are presumed to have the virus as well; all are expected to recover.Read moreJulie Larsen Maher/WCS Bronx Zoo