coronavirus, when he developed a fever after a fight with his brother. The 31st beast, named Shango, lives in Zoo Miami in the US and had to be sedated after he was left with bite marks following the vicious altercation with his younger sibling Barney.Vets at Zoo Miami treated the 31-year-old for the wounds he received during the scrap and performed X-rays, an ultrasound, TB test and a Covid-19 test.
A zoo spokesman told the Miami Herald the test for the virus was carried out on the animal due to "an abundance of caution".
Shango and Barney came to live at the zoo in 2017 after being born in captivity at San Francisco Zoo.In a statement the zoo said Shango's "behaviour indicated to the staff that closer examination was warranted".However.