This coronavirus is serious business. So serious that tigers in zoos are even catching it.

Fox News:

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the coronavirus, in what may be the first confirmed case of an animal being infected with the virus in the U.S.

The tiger is a 4-year-old female from Malaysia, officials said. Three other tigers and three African lions also have developed a dry cough and were expected to recover, according to the zoo, which has been closed to the public since March 16.

The National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed the tiger’s positive COVID-19 test.

“We tested the cat out of an abundance of caution” and aimed to “contribute to the world’s continuing understanding of this novel coronavirus,” Dr. Paul Calle, the zoo’s chief veterinarian, said.

We’ve been told over and over again that there is a global shortage of COVID-19 testing kits. People who are legitimately sick haven’t been able to get tested. Yet despite all this, somehow a zoo tiger is able to get tested.

This whole situation is becoming so ridiculous that I am having a hard time comprehending it all. And I can only assume that we are going to see increasingly more crazy and bizarre shit happen as we move into the future.

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