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A tiger at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has died after developing pneumonia caused by COVID-19, the first animal at the zoo to die from the virus.
Jupiter, the 14-year-old tiger, was anesthetized for examination and treatment after he was reported by his care team to be acting ill on June 22, including a lack of interest in eating and a reluctance to stand up and move. The treatment Jupiter received from the zoo did not improve his health, and he died Sunday night, the Ohio zoo announced Wednesday.
“Jupiter’s care team remembers him as a big and impressive tiger who loved fish, sleeping in the habitat’s cave, playing with cardboard boxes, and interacting with another favorite item — a 75-pound firehouse ‘plus sign’ that was heavy for keepers to move but something he carried around like it weighed nothing,” a social media post from the zoo read.
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The tiger had already been on long-term treatment for chronic underlying illnesses, making him more susceptible to COVID-19.
Jupiter was born at the Moscow Zoo in Russia on July 9, 2007, and spent time at the Zoo Dvur Kralove in the Czech Republic before arriving at the Columbus Zoo on March 19, 2015. He sired nine cubs, six of whom were born at the Columbus Zoo.
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The zoo will require staff working with cats, great apes, otters, and wolverines to wear masks when they are within six feet of the animals because they are more susceptible to catching COVID-19.
The Columbus Zoo did not respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
