Endangered clouded leopard kittens born at US zoo
Special measures are being taken at the Miami Zoo to protect two highly endangered clouded leopard cubs that are vulnerable to catching coronavirus.
The offspring - one male and one female - were conceived on 11 February yet have since been detached in their cave to permit time to bond with their mom.
A month ago, a tiger at another US zoo tried positive for coronavirus.
The Miami zoo says staff are wearing gloves and veils and purifying their shoes when they handle the panthers.
During their assessment and immunizations on Tuesday, the babies were affirmed by animal handlers to be "growing great".
"Both posterity seem, by all accounts, to be flourishing and the mother keeps on being mindful and nursing them all the time," Zoo Miami said in an announcement.
"With the difficulties of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing disclosure that a tiger had gotten the malady at another zoological office, additional consideration is being taken by all staff working around these cats.
"New systems incorporate venturing into cleaning footbaths before entering any catlike territory just as utilizing veils and gloves while working in those territories. "
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A month ago, a 4-year-old Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo was affirmed by testing to have Covid-19. Scientists state all things considered, the tiger, named Nadia, was tainted by one of her animal handlers.
Six different lions and tigers at the zoo additionally showed side effects, for example, dry hacking and loss of hunger, that persuaded that they also were debilitated.
"This is the first occasion when that any of us know about anyplace on the planet that an individual tainted the creature and the creature became ill," Paul Calle, the central veterinarian at the zoo, revealed to Reuters news organization.
There have been detached examples of pets testing positive for the coronavirus somewhere else on the planet, however specialists have worried there is no proof they can become wiped out or spread the illness.
Obfuscated panthers are a mysterious feline local to timberlands in southern China, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
Grown-ups as a rule weigh between 30 to 50lbs (14-23kg).
They are exceptionally imperiled all through their common natural surroundings due to over-chasing.
Zoo Miami is at present shut because of sanctuary at-home requests, yet said in their explanation that when the pandemic is at long last finished, they trust that visitors will come visit the blurred panthers face to face.