Officials at Lincoln Park Zoo confirmed Wednesday that a harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo each died of highly pathogenic avian flu earlier this month. In a statement, zoo officials said the

A Chilean flamingo and a harbor seal at Lincoln Park Zoo have died from avian influenza, or bird flu, zoo officials confirmed on Wednesday.

A harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo died from the bird flu this month at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, officials said. The flamingo died January 8 and the seal died janaury 9, the Lincoln Park Zoo said.

A harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo at the Lincoln Park Zoo died as a result of avian influenza last week, zoo officials confirmed Wednesday. According to a spokesperson for the zoo, testing confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was the cause of death for a Chilean flamingo on Jan.

The Chilean flamingo, named Teal, hatched last fall and died Jan. 8. The 7-year-old harbor seal, named Slater, died the next day. Zoo officials say it was “near certain” that the disease derived from contact with a waterfowl that was infected with the virus.