#animal-health

#animal-health

Two pandas at a zoo in central France are to return to China on Tuesday after the female was diagnosed with kidney failure, drawing hundreds of visitors for a final goodbye. Huan Huan and her partner Yuan Zi arrived at the Beauval Zoo in 2012 as part of China's "panda diplomacy" programme, which sees the black-and-white bears dispatched across the globe as soft-power ambassadors.

Some rabbits across the United States have been infected with a papilloma virus, which is causing horns and tentacle-like growths to appear on their faces.

Leptospirosis, a kidney disease caused by the spiral-shaped bacteria Leptospira, is identifiable by symptoms like unusual drinking behavior in California sea lions.

The United States has closed its ports of entry to Mexican cattle due to concerns over the New World screwworm, a parasitic worm that can spread north.

The study highlights that while strong social relationships can benefit female gorillas' health, they may increase illness risk in males due to energy expenditure.

The British government has banned travellers from bringing meat and dairy products into the country to curb the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, enforced since April 12th.