Social distancing from Fido? You better believe it. WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Social distancing from Fido? You better believe it.
Top veterinary experts are making startling new recommendations after more than half a dozen large cats came down with COVID-19 at the Bronx Zoo in New York.
A 4-year-old female Malayan Tiger named Nadia, was the first animal in the United States to test positive for the virus, and the first tiger in the world to contract it. RELATED: Tiger at NYC Bronx Zoo positive for coronavirus She and six other lions and tigers at the zoo are expected to make a full recovery, after they were infected by a caretaker, who was not symptomatic at the time but began showing symptoms later.