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3 snow leopards test positive for coronavirus, the 6th confirmed animal species infected

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Three snow leopards, two males and a female, tested positive for the coronavirus at the Louisville Zoo, the sixth animal species confirmed to have been infected with the virus after human contact, officials said Friday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Another big cat species tested positive for coronavirus, this time a snow leopard. It’s the sixth animal species confirmed to have been infected with the virus after human contact. Three snow leopards, two males and a female, tested positive for the virus at the Louisville Zoo, the zoo and the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Friday.

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