Chinese Zoo in Panda-monium After Getting Caught Painting Dogs to Pass as Pandas in Live Exhibit (Video)

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Sep 25, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

In today's world, people can fake a lot of things. There's fake news, fake pictures, and now, even fake pandas. When one Chinese zoo was left without pandas for their live panda exhibit, they decided to take matters into their own paws and try to paint dogs to pass as impawsters for the lazy bears, but the audience wasn't as gullible as they thought. What gave it away? Not the fact that they don't look like panda bears at all, but the fact that they started panting inside the exhibit.

What's even crazier is that this isn't even the first time that a Chinese zoo has attempted this beary ridiculous doggo deception. A zoo in a different province a few months earlier did the exact same thing and, again, got caught. We not only found a video summarizing the whole thing, but we also collected some hilarious animal tweets about the silly scandal as well. You can thank us later!

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  • 01
    COM PLEX CHINESE ZOO ADMITS THEY USED PAINTED DOGS FOR THEIR PANDA EXHIBIT
    via @COMPLEX

    This doesn't even look remotely like a panda. Like, at all. They must have been really desperate to try to pull this off, but then again, we do have to give them some points for trying. A for effort, we suppose?

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    Collin Rugg @CollinRugg Follow How did they think they would get away with this?
    via @CollinRugg
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    AsiaWire Zoo is caught painting DOGS as PANDAS Is that a panda
    via AsiaWire

    It most certainly is not a panda! As self-proclaimed doggo experts, we could tell that that's a dog from a mile away. Notice the signature blue tongue, a trademark of the Chow Chow breed that is easily recognizable. We caught you!

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    Zoo is caught painting DOGS as PANDAS
    via streetartglobe
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    painted dogs
    via streetartglobe
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    started panting
    via streetartglobe
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    a type of
    via streetartglobe
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    short before
    via streetartglobe
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    Cheezburger Image 10407995648
    via @AsiaWire
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    Cheezburger Image 10407994880
    via @COMPLEX
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    eri°&*.8. Follow @eternal ne "Why's that panda so fast?"
    via @eternal ne
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    complex A Chinese zoo in Shanwei has admitted that they used painted dogs for their panda exhibit. The deception was uncovered by visitors after one of the so-called pandas began barking and panting like a dog, according to local media reports. Initially, the zoo claimed the animals were a breed of "panda dogs," but later admitted to dyeing two chow chows.
    via @complex
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    el_affroo This is the type of see in a looney tunes episode you would
    via @el_affroo
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    steviemackey But when it BARKS!?!?
    via @steviemackey
  • 15
    jkhowardii This scandal caused a lot of "panda"monium
    via @jkhowardii
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    aryan.x0 There's no admitting to be done there
    via @aryan.x0
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    urbaninformer We can tell
    via @urbaninformer
  • 18
    thacrowdpleazer Bootleg pandas lol
    via thacrowdpleazer
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    a.dose.of.rekyy "Nobody's gonna know, nobody's gonna know"
    via a.dose.of.rekyy
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    bpaul.insta Those are some good bois
    via bpaul.insta
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    andrijw it's PANDOG !! BRILLIANT
    via andrijw
  • 22
    olivegardendaddy When the zoo was purchased from Shein
    via olivegardendaddy
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    via streetartglobe

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