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A 15-year-old Asiatic lion named Pataudi died from H5N1 avian influenza at Kanpur Zoo in India. The lion was 15 years old. The National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) confirmed the infection after analyzing samples from the lion’s liver, intestines, and saliva. The tiger was transferred from Gorakhpur Zoo to Kanpur Zoo on […]

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