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| − | Two hungry foxes have been captured on camera chomping on the carcass of an alpaca at a zoo in [/news/china/index.html China] after it was shut for weeks due to the [/news/coronavirus/index.html coronavirus].<br>Hundreds of animals there were said to have starved to death after being left unattended during the lengthy closure. <br>The zoo's staff said the owner had struggled to look after the animals due to a lack of profit after closing the business for over two months. <br> Two foxes have been captured on camera chomping on the carcass of an alpaca as hundreds of animals stranded in a Chinese zoo 'starve to death' due to the coronavirus lockdown<br>Recent footage shows the arctic foxes devouring the dead alpaca inside a filthy cage at the indoor zoo in Changsha, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] Hunan Province of central China. <br>Over 200 animals - including rabbits, squirrels and guinea pigs - were reportedly trapped in the 'Animal Party Themed Park'.<br>Staff members said some of them died from hunger during the lockdown and their carcasses were left unattended in the closed zoo.<br>'One of the alpacas literally starved to death because there wasn't enough food stored for them,' a former zookeeper told Pear Video. 'Animals were starting to eat each other.'<br>The anonymous employee said her colleagues had to use their own money to feed the [http://blogs.realtown.com/search/?q=malnourished%20animals malnourished animals].<br>'A lot, a lot of them died. Some even died before the coronavirus,' she added. <br> It came after the owner struggled to look after the animals due to a lack of profit after closing the business for [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] over two months, the staff told the local press on Tuesday. The picture shows the empty cages in the zoo amid the coronavirus outbreak<br>The zoo struggled with its business since it first opened in December last year, said a worker, known by his alias Li Ping.<br>He said the financial difficulty was heightened after the themed park shut due to the coronavirus lockdown.<br>The staff members discovered the dead animals when they recently returned to the closed zoo, hoping to find the owner who hadn't paid their salaries since January.<br> RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# 2] [# Next] [/health/article-8118911/Who-ask-help-coronavirus-symptoms-strike.html Who should you ask for help if coronavirus symptoms strike?... ] [/news/article-8155815/China-advises-doctors-use-medicine-wild-animal-parts-treat-coronavirus-patients.html China advises doctors to use medicine made from wild animal... ] [/news/article-8152077/Chinese-city-proposes-law-penalise-residents-abuse-abandon-dogs.html Chinese city proposes law to penalise residents who abuse or... ] [/news/article-8134057/Beijings-expert-suggests-got-strain-coronavirus-China.html Beijing doctor suggests the US knew about coronavirus BEFORE... ] [/news/article-8158471/Sixty-seven-patients-died-amid-toxic-feud-NHS-heart-unit-report-finds.html Sixty-seven patients died amid 'toxic' feud at NHS heart... ] <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br>10k shares<br><br><br>The staff members discovered the dead animals when they recently returned to the closed zoo, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] hoping to find the owner who hadn't paid their salaries since January. Visitors are seen taking selfies at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Wednesday<br>The zoo manager, known by his surname Wu, claimed that the animals died because 'they weren't used to the local weather.' <br>He denied the lack of food for the animals and told the press that most of them were transferred to a local animal farm in early February.<br>Mr Wu said that the management would deal with the carcasses and remove any live animals still trapped in the zoo. <br> Zookeepers are pictured feeding two giraffes in Cumiana during Italy's coronavirus lockdown<br>The news comes as the novel coronavirus has infected over 531,000 people and the death toll has risen to 23,956. <br>US has overtaken China today with 81,782 confirmed cases, more than any other country in the world.<br>Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed today that he tested positive for the deadly disease, which has infected over 11,000 people in the UK and 578 deaths.<br> <br><br><br><br><br>data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"><br>Read more:<br><br>[ Pear Video]<br><br><br><br>DM.later('bundle', function()<br>DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');<br>);
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