A Chinese zoo’s supposed “African lion” was exposed as a fraud when the dog used as a substitute started barking. The zoo in the People’s Park of Luohe, in the central province of Henan, replaced exotic exhibits with common species, according to the state-run Beijing Youth Daily.
A customer who wanted to show his son the lion pointed out that the animal in the cage labelled “African lion” was barking. It turned out the “lion” was a Tibetan mastiff – a large and long-haired dog.
The agency said three other species that was labeled incorrectly included two coypu rodents in a snake’s cage, a white fox in a leopard’s den, and another dog in a wolf pen.
One visitor complained: “This is not funny at all. It’s sad for both the zoo and the
Animals. They should at least use a husky to pretend to be a wolf.”
Come on, let’s send them some lions. We have loads.A Chinese zoo’s supposed “African lion” was exposed as a fraud when the dog used as a substitute started barking.
