Malayan

They were joined by likenesses of the zoo’s red pandas, Lucas and Adira, as well as a Malayan tiger named Connor.

He also served as a lieutenant in the Gurkha Rifles, fighting in the Malayan Emergency, a communist-inspired revolt against the British colonial authorities.

“Bring them hope, so that they may come home to a better world,” Malayan Snapir said, before receiving a standing ovation.

The samples from the stall that contained the coronavirus also contained DNA from a variety of animals, including dogs, rabbits, hoary bamboo rats, Malayan porcupines and masked palm civets.

Other animals identified as a potential source of the pandemic were the masked palm civet, which was also associated with the Sars outbreak in 2003, as well as hoary bamboo rats and Malayan porcupines.