Chinese Zoo Tries to Pass Off a Dog as a Lion
A Chinese zoo is under fire for trying to disguise a Tibetan mastiff dog for an African lion. The twisted scheme began to unravel when the supposed “African Lion” started to bark.
Top image: An example of the very lion-like Tibetan Mastiff.
The zoo, which is located in the People’s Park of Luohe in the central province of Henan, is notorious for replacing exotic animals with fakes. Three other animals were labeled incorrectly, including two coypu rodents in a snake’s cage, a white fox in a leopard’s den, and another dog in a wolf pen.