Google – AFP, 15 August 2013
A Tibetan
mastiff at a dog show in
Baoding, Hebei province, on March 9,
2013 (AFP/File,
Ed Jones)
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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
concerns.
Users of
China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo service mocked the zoo.
"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.
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