Chinese zoo admits their pandas are actually painted dogs

Zoogoers in China have been left outraged after discovering that the so-called “pandas” they were cooing over were just painted dogs

Chinese zoo admits their pandas are actually painted dogs

The duped visitors claimed they only realized the scam at the Shanwei zoo when one of the apparent pandas started panting and barking, according to local media.

Video shot by a visitor showed one of the not-so-subtly disguised dogs clearly panting while lying on a rock inside a fenced-off area.

Chinese zoo admits their pandas are actually painted dogs

Just moments later, a second pooch can be seen strolling along — with a long, curly tail.

The zoo initially tried to wash its hands of the sham by bizarrely claiming the animals were a breed of “panda dogs.”

It later came clean, though, and admitted it had just dyed two chow chows — a breed of spitz that is popular in northern China.

The visitors demanded their money back after the barking ordeal came to light

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