A Chinese zoo’s supposed “African lion” was 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 ($2.45) 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 concern.

“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.

http://www.euronews.com/2013/08/15/the-lion-that-barked-china-zoo-under-fire-for-disguising-dog-as-lion

After all China has been deceiving the world with fake products and substandard goods.

Too bad

Deceit...

Bingo the lion.
Only in China

ElmaSpeed:

Bingo the lion.
Only in China

Even for Niger Delta we get lion wey dey bark. De good thing be say we Don pursue am go Abuja.
We did not know it was a made in China dog.

Fraud!!!

lol

A Tibetan mastiff would have been a better substitute instead of that clownish dog posted..smh

greenmonk:


Even for Niger Delta we get lion wey dey bark. De good thing be say we Don pursue am go Abuja.
We did not know it was a made in China dog.

greenmonk:


Even for Niger Delta we get lion wey dey bark. De good thing be say we Don pursue am go Abuja.
We did not know it was a made in China dog.

Baroba:
A Tibetan mastiff would have been a better substitute instead of that clownish dog posted..smh

You no read wetin them write?
Na Tibetan Mastiff dem say them use nah,

"Liu Suya" lol

Old news.