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World Service,5 mins

Big cats catch Covid-19 too

Focus on Africa

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A South African study has found that big cats kept in zoos can catch Covid-19 from their keepers. Professor Katja Koeppel studied pumas and lions which, during the Delta wave of the pandemic, displayed similar respiratory symptoms as humans affected by the virus. (Photo: A female puma. Credit: Getty Images)

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