No partner in sight for Pakistan's only cassowary, lonely for decades

Pakistan’s only cassowary in his enclosure in Lahore zoo. The bird has lived without a partner since 1971, and authorities have stopped looking for a mate for him. — dpa

With public life brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus pandemic, it seemed that at least some zoo animals were enjoying the lack of visitors and their accompanying hubbub.

In Chicago, the United States, penguins got a chance to wander around the empty Shedd Aquarium, while in Hong Kong, two pandas mated for the first time in a decade with the abundance of private time due to the coronavirus.