Nine monkeys die mysteriously at Hong Kong zoo

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/nine-monkeys-die-mysteriously-hong-kong-zoo-rcna175432

24 Comments

  1. Young_Economist on

    Pack the toilet paper, the yeast packages and prepare for another two year stay at home hiatus.

  2. Since no comments yet actually imply anyone read the article…

    The ninth monkey died on Sunday after 8 other monkeys, of various species, died in days prior. They were all in the mammal section of the same zoo. Government authorities are expediting testing while the zoo focuses on sanitation.

    My opinion: Since this unknown cause has killed only a few monkeys across several exhibits, rather than several within the same exhibit (which is likely how a virus would behave) I would guess that this is something environmental. Possibly a bacteria, but I’m thinking it’s more likely to be tainted food. Monkey groups seem to have hierarchies where the strongest gets more food than others, so it’s possible the stronger ones of these various monkey groups were eating more of whatever was causing these deaths. Hopefully, we’ll see in the following days and weeks.