First great apes at U.S. zoo receive COVID-19 vaccine made for animals

Orangutans and bonobos at the San Diego Zoo have received a coronavirus vaccine, Nat Geo has learned, after some zoo gorillas tested positive in January.

By: Natasha Daly

Photographs by: Brent Stirton (can be viewed on National Georgraphic Site only)

Published: March 3, 2021

National Geographic