{"id":308465,"date":"2024-09-19T19:07:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T00:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/chinese-zoo-admits-pandas-are-painted-dogs-after-outrage"},"modified":"2024-09-19T19:08:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T00:08:17","slug":"chinese-zoo-admits-pandas-are-painted-dogs-after-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/chinese-zoo-admits-pandas-are-painted-dogs-after-outrage","title":{"rendered":"Chinese language Zoo Admits Pandas Are Painted Canine After Outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"49.0147058824\">\n<section id=\"cb-a59628b438c9cf3bd2fedbce52417b78\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-863b291a-c2e5-4683-bcde-abd36f0635e2-328257298-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-863b291a-c2e5-4683-bcde-abd36f0635e2-328257298-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ailuropodinae\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fe\/16by9\/2024\/09\/19\/fe0c652b23334eeaab1559979e507667_md.jpg\" alt=\"091924_dog_pandas-kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">AsiaWire<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a59628b438c9cf3bd2fedbce52417b78--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-51d07637be0f99f02d6601791741ae89\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Chinese zoogoers are barking mad after learning the alleged pandas they visited at the Shanwei Zoo were just dogs painted to look like the at-risk bears.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-51d07637be0f99f02d6601791741ae89--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-408e6e8ccd8cc7f10d2a7453899a8a0c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-408e6e8ccd8cc7f10d2a7453899a8a0c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6bfbcc9590e4eb9bcf55715cc7401698\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240919_be861b3181a24db286bcfd10f07ce6d1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:65337cce-9d30-4a0e-b9d6-5936e60c05aa\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/be\/4by3\/2024\/09\/19\/be861b3181a24db286bcfd10f07ce6d1_md.jpg\" alt=\"chinese zoo painted dogs panda AsiaWire 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6bfbcc9590e4eb9bcf55715cc7401698--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-831d038a53199e4f7f7fdf86504e65cf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Video footage of the painted-up pups then began to make the rounds online &#8230; which shows 2 &#8220;pandas&#8221; roaming about the enclosure, where their curly tails are clearly visible.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-831d038a53199e4f7f7fdf86504e65cf--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8ff58e480eeab0b6f1079b02f99d43bf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>At first, the zoo tried to dance around the allegations, claiming the obvious dogs were actually a breed of &#8220;panda dogs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8ff58e480eeab0b6f1079b02f99d43bf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6658c587334d3f6739b365438eb9bf63\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>As zoogoers and others online refused to accept this claim, the zoo eventually confessed the truth &#8230; that they had just dyed 2 Chow Chows &#8212; a fluffy dog breed popular in China.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6658c587334d3f6739b365438eb9bf63--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f262d52ae748151b300e07024f725e96\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240919_be44693da50a44dc8e95018777c31759\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:65337cce-9d30-4a0e-b9d6-5936e60c05aa\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/be\/4by3\/2024\/09\/19\/be44693da50a44dc8e95018777c31759_md.jpg\" alt=\"chinese zoo painted dogs panda AsiaWire 5\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f262d52ae748151b300e07024f725e96--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-48fa34d9fa605bfe1cbc4c52767030a6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Unsurprisingly, duped visitors responded to the revelation by demanding their money back &#8212; and we don&#8217;t blame them, FWIW.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-48fa34d9fa605bfe1cbc4c52767030a6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7cb143f80bd8bb29a2c4ae4fe1b3b3a1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30.4657534247\">\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time a zoo in China has tried to deceive visitors by swapping out pandas for made-up Chow Chows. Back in May, Taizhou Zoo admitted to pulling off a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/china-zoo-panda-dogs-rcna151606\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>similar scheme<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; though, they defended the ruse, saying the disguises were the next best alternative they could offer up.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7cb143f80bd8bb29a2c4ae4fe1b3b3a1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fb18379826b27beba97523a60810c1d2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240919_2da736593ba1407f85f5a25e3e59da10\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:65337cce-9d30-4a0e-b9d6-5936e60c05aa\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2d\/4by3\/2024\/09\/19\/2da736593ba1407f85f5a25e3e59da10_md.jpg\" alt=\"chinese zoo painted dogs panda AsiaWire 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fb18379826b27beba97523a60810c1d2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-accf70556b9b6e08bfcc1223af103e01\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>The Taizhou Zoo responded at the time &#8230; &#8220;There are no panda bears at the zoo and we wanted to do this as a result.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-accf70556b9b6e08bfcc1223af103e01--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-25ba42a7a871c63d3d8ae47c4d911696\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>So, the next time you&#8217;re visiting a zoo, be on the lookout for impostors in the paddocks!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-25ba42a7a871c63d3d8ae47c4d911696--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/09\/19\/chinese-zoo-admits-pandas-are-painted-dogs\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video content AsiaWire Chinese zoogoers are barking mad after learning the alleged pandas they visited at the Shanwei Zoo were just dogs painted to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-308465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308465\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}