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A zoo in China sparked all out panda-monium after they dressed dogs as pandas because they didn't have the genuine artifact, as seen in viral photos.
The fake pandas, unveiled May 1 at the Taizhou Zoo in Jiangsu Province, were actually Chow Chow dogs — a big-haired breed from Northern China, Jam Press reported.
Zoo officials reportedly trimmed their mane and dyed their faces black to look like China's iconic bamboo-eating bear.
They then put the so-called “panda dogs” on display in an enclosure every day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., attracting throngs of people despite the obvious bamboo-zlement, per the sanctuary's staffers.
When asked why they had the canines engage in panda cosplay, a rep explained, “There are no panda bears at the zoo and we wanted to do this as a result.”
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Were they actually trying to pass them off as dogs? I don't know how common this is, but my cousin runs a zoo outside Qingdao which has dogs... I could see them dying the dogs to look like pandas as a gimmick. What little we see of the exhibit looks like a dog exhibit, complete with dog house.
I looked into it more and found an article supporting my theory.
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