Bird flu blamed for "beloved" seal's unexpected death at Massachusetts zoo
Tests show bird flu caused the death of a 21-year-old harbor seal at a zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts earlier this month. The Buttonwood Park Zoo said in a social media post that the "beloved" seal named Blue likely got the avian flu by coming into contact with an infected wild bird.
Buttonwood Park Zoo's male Atlantic harbor seal Blue died Wednesday after a sudden illness. The seal was 21 years old. Atlantic harbor seals live about 25 years on average. Blue was the ...
WITH WHAT THE ZOO IS SAYING. RHONDELLA. JESSICA. IT WAS FEBRUARY 1ST WHEN THE SEAL BLUE STOPPED EATING. AND THEN HE DIED ON FEBRUARY 5TH. AND TISSUE RESULTS FROM THE LAB HAVE COME BACK CONFIRMING ...
Operating out of what it calls “an abundance of caution” the Syracuse Zoo has taken most of its birds off-exhibit.
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