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Two lions, Leo and Ayana, at the Zagreb zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 that they had contracted from their keeper, in Zagreb, Croatia, on November 25, 2021. These are the first confirmed cases of the disease in zoo animals in Croatia. The two lions were tested after manifesting the clinical signs of the disease and due to their epidemiological link to a person (the lions??? handler) positive for COVID-19. This was done as part of a programme monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection in animals and determining their role in the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Croatia. Photo: Sanda Simunovic/PIXSELL