Since early in the pandemic, zoo animals, including tigers, lions, and a gorilla troop, have tested positive for COVID-19. The Oakland Zoo in California is among the United States zoos vaccinating animals with an experimental COVID-19 vaccine.

Read more about the zoos beginning to vaccinate animals against COVID-19 at NationalGeographic.org.

More information on preventive medicine for zoo animals is available in the MSD Veterinary Manual.