Chinese zoo, pandas and painted dogs
China: Viral Video Shows ‘Pandas’ Who Bark Like Dogs, Officials Come Clean After Outcry
A viral video captured by a visitor showed one of the 'pandas' panting on a rock, while another was seen walking around with a curly tail. Initially, the zoo tried to claim the animals were a rare breed called "panda dogs," but the truth soon surfaced. The zoo eventually admitted they had dyed chow chows, as reported by the New York Post.
Zoo in China Reveals Its 'Pandas' Are Painted Dogs, Claims They're Still a Top Attraction
Per the American Kennel Club, Chow Chows are the "all-purpose dog of ancient China," known for their fluffy, compact, and muscular bodies and known to have "rough or smooth coats of red, black, blue, cinnamon, or cream."
Zoo paints dogs to look like pandas - and visitors complain about them barking
The exhibit isn't exactly what the visitors were expecting, but even so, they appear to take it in stride and laugh it off.
WATCH: China zoo paints Chow Chow dogs as pandas to lure visitors, faces backlash
Footage from China’s Shanwei Zoo shared on social media showed one of the ‘pandas’ panting while resting, and another with a long tail casually strolling around
Watch: Chinese zoo exhibit features dogs disguised as pandas
A Chinese zoo exhibit is raising controversy online after a video showed a pair of dogs with their fur colored to look like pandas.
Zoo Admits its Pandas are Just Dogs Dyed to Look Like Them [Video]
Zoo officials initially tried to sell the sham as a special kind of giant panda breed called "panda dogs" however that didn't fly. According to the New York Post, the Shanwei Zoo admitted the two "pandas" were a popular breed of Spitz called a Chow Chow.
China: ‘Pandas’ Barking Like Dogs Expose Truth Of Shanwei Zoo, Authorities Later Admit Painting Dogs As Pandas
NEW: China zoo forced to admit the truth after one of their “pandas” started panting and barking. The Shanwei zoo admits they painted dogs white and black to make them look like pandas. The zoo initially tried claiming that the dogs were a unique breed of pandas called… pic.twitter.com/MMoQLD7zuR
Watch: Panting, Barking Dogs Painted As Pandas At China Zoo
A zoo in the Shanwei city of China's eastern Guangdong province was forced to admit that the pandas in their exhibits are, in fact, "painted dogs".
‘Panda Dogs’: Chinese zoo goes viral for luring visitors with painted pups
A zoo in China has admitted its star attraction, two so-called pandas, are just painted dogs. The fluffy Chow Chow dogs painted to resemble the country’s beloved national animal were seen in a video shot by a visitor to the zoo in southern Guangdong province.
Zoo admits that their pandas are ‘painted dogs’ after backlash from visitors
According to the New York Post, visitors at the Shanwei Zoo realized they were being bamboozled when the so-called pandas began panting and barking. Pandas are native to China and an international symbol of the country.
Internet Has Bold Reactions After Chinese Zoo Goes Viral for Pandas That Are Actually Painted Dogs
The internet is having a field day with the photos and videos of “pandas” that emerged this week from a zoo in China. Footage shared on social media by people visiting the zoo in Shanwei, a city located in China’s southern Guangdong province,
Zoo Atlanta's last 4 pandas are leaving for China
Zoo Atlanta's last four giant pandas will be moved to China next month, as its 25-year agreement with the country comes to an ...
Pandas at Zoo Atlanta to leave for China next month
The pandas at Zoo Atlanta officially have a departure date. The zoo announced Friday that the four giant pandas, Lun Lun, ...
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Zoo Atlanta bids farewell to pandas after 25 years
The zoo announced its four giant pandas: Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun and Xi Lun will head home to China mid-October.
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Zoo Atlanta announces pandas to leave in next month
The pandas are part of an agreement with China that began in the mid-1990s. That was when Zoo Atlanta received Lun Lun and Yang Yang, two pandas who have since birthed seven panda cubs in Atlanta, the ...