However, the zoo defended itself, with officials stating that the animals were never actually referred to as "pandas," but ...

The zoo also justified that due to its small size, it cannot accommodate real pandas. To avoid any confusion in the future, a ...

One zoo was recently shamed after visitors realised the "pandas" in the enclosures were actually painted dogs. Images show pooches with black ears, limbs, and dark circles around their eyes - but ...

The Shanwei zoo in China was caught disguising Chow Chow dogs as pandas by painting them white and black. Initially claiming the animals were a rare breed called “panda dogs,” the zoo was ...

A clip of the 'pandas' went viral. Picture: Asiawire The zoo finally admitted to dying dogs to look like pandas. Picture: Asiawire The two “panda dogs” were Chow Chows, a type of spitz dog ...

(CNN) — A zoo in China has admitted its star attraction, two so-called pandas, are just painted dogs. The fluffy Chow Chow dogs painted to resemble the country’s beloved national animal were ...

People visiting a zoo in China demanded their money back after pandas in an enclosure turned out to be painted dogs. It’s alleged visitors to the attraction in Guangyuan raised suspicions after ...

It came just months after Taizhou Zoo in Jiangsu Province also sparked fury in May when it too allegedly dyed two small Chow Chow dogs to look like pandas. These dogs had their fur trimmed short ...

It said it does not plan to disclose any other timing regarding the pandas' arrival. Related Chinese zoo exhibit features dogs disguised as pandas Giant pandas Yun Chuan and Xin Bao arrive safely ...

When cattle ranchers and landowners sought to poison and kill prairie dogs ... The zoo weighs them biweekly to make sure their diet is balanced and right. Red pandas mostly eat bamboo, which ...

A Chinese zoo was slammed by visitors after dyeing dogs to look like pandas. Picture: Jam Press The zoo later admitted the animals were painted chow chow pups. Picture: Jam Press Xiaomeisha Ocean ...

Meanwhile in a similar tale, another China zoo has been slammed for painting dogs to look like pandas in a bid to draw in crowds. The rubbish dye job was quickly spotted before the Taizhou Zoo ...