Zoo Under Heavy Scrutiny After Passing Dog As Lion, Goes Viral on Social Media
- Zoos in China have come under scrutiny after visitors raised suspicion about the animals displayed in them
- Recently Hangzhou Zoo denied rumours of humans dressed as bears after a video of a sun bear standing on its hind legs went viral
- In a resurfaced video that went viral on social media, the Yuanjiashan Zoo was slammed for displaying a golden retriever in a lion enclosure
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China - A Chinese zoo has been accused of trying to fool visitors by putting a golden retriever in a lion’s cage.
Lion made in China
The incident happened at the Yuanjiashan Zoo in Xichang, where a father and his daughter were shocked to see a friendly dog instead of a ferocious lion.
According to New York Post, the father, identified by his surname Tang, filmed the bizarre scene and shared it on March 27, 2021.
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The video resurfaces amidst the recent controversy over a bear suspiciously believed to have been a human dressed in a bear costume.
He said he initially thought he had gone to the wrong place, but then he saw a sign on the cage that said African lion.
“The money for the ticket is a small deal. What matters to me more is that I don’t know how to explain the current situation to my kid,” Tang said.
South China Morning Post reported that Pang asked a zoo worker why the dog looked so different from a lion and was told it was only temporary. In contrast, the lion’s enclosure was being renovated.
The worker also claimed the sign was supposed to be removed, but Tang did not buy the explanation.
He said he felt cheated by the zoo and did not know how to explain to his daughter that the dog was not a lion.
Chinese zoo denies staff wears bear outfit
In Eastern China, a zoo denied claims that some bears could be humans after a video of one standing on its hind legs circulated online.
The viral video revealed speculation that the Malayian sun bear on display at the Hangzhou Zoo could be a man dressed in a bear costume.
In the video, the bear appeared to have slender legs and folds of fur, giving it an uncanny resemblance to a person acting as a bear.
Man sitting in a pit of python terrifies netizens in TikTok video
In a similar article, Briefly News reported that a man looked very comfortable sitting in a hole full of terrifying pythons.
The man, who works at a reptile zoo, explained that he raised the snakes and that this is part of his dream job.
Netizens, though, believed that this would not be a dream but a nightmare for them.
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