Leah82 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I actually loled - good thing I'm alone in the office :) Still though, what did they expect for $2.70 :p Article A CHINESE zoo's supposed "African lion" has been 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. It quoted a customer surnamed Liu who wanted to show her son the different sounds animals made - but he pointed out that the animal in the cage labelled "African lion" was barking. The beast was in fact a Tibetan mastiff - a large and long-haired breed of dog. "The zoo is absolutely cheating us," the paper quoted Liu, who was charged 15 yuan ($2.70) for the ticket, as saying. "They are trying to disguise the dogs as lions." Three other species housed 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. The chief of the park's animal department, Liu Suya, told the paper that while it does have a lion, it had been taken to a breeding facility and the dog - which belonged to an employee - had been temporarily housed in the zoo over safety concerns. Users of China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo service mocked the zoo. "This is not funny at all. It's sad for both the zoo and the animals," said one. "They should at least use a husky to pretend to be a wolf," said another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 We have real ones in our Zoo... but it might cost a little bit more to see them... lol! DPP_0031 by tdierikx, on Flickr T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I was just about to put a thread here about this. :laugh: "They should at least use a husky to pretend to be a wolf," said another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuddleDuck Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Don't you love the way they didn't notice until the son pointed out the 'lion' was barking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah82 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 Don't you love the way they didn't notice until the son pointed out the 'lion' was barking? I agree :) pretty funny. I get that Tibetan Mastiff's have a Lion look about them but they don't look that much alike :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah82 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 video, not very clear but you can hear the barking :p http://www.novafm.com.au/national/station/viral-fix/video/fake-dog-actually-lion-china-zoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolatelover Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 The pictures in the paper over here were really sad. There were lots of animals being passed of as something they were not - they all looked miserable in barren cement cages and I felt like crying. The article claimed the zoo said they were strapped for cash so no doubt the animals are the first to suffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolatelover Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 http://metro.co.uk/2013/08/15/worlds-worst-zoo-tries-to-pass-off-a-dog-as-a-lion-and-rats-as-snakes-3924517/ Not sure if this works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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