The Buttonwood Park Zoo said in a social media post that the "beloved" seal named Blue likely got the avian flu by coming into contact with an infected wild bird. "Avian flu conti

The deaths of two seals with bird flu marks the first time the disease has been found in mammals at a National Trust site, the charity has confirmed. It said influenza of avian origin was detected in two seals at Blakeney Point, Norfolk, after four of the animals were found dead.

Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal, is believed to have contracted the virus through contact with a wild bird, zoo officials said.