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Two hyenas test positive for Covid-19 at zoo in US in first confirmed cases worldwide
animals.The spotted hyenas are only suffering mild symptoms, say zoo vets: they both have a cough and a runny nose and are generally under the weather.The cases involving Ngozi, 22, and Kibo, 23, at the 80-acre zoological garden are the first confirmed ones among the animals worldwide.Several lions at the zoo have become ill, reports the New York Post, leading zoo administrators calling for all of the animals to be tested.Eleven lions and two tigers at the zoo have tested positive.A Denver Zoo spokesperson said: The zoo said in a statement: "Hyenas are famously tough, resilient animals that are known to be highly tolerant to anthrax, rabies and distemper."They are otherwise healthy and expected to make a full recovery.“We now know that many