China zoo with fake lion closes: media

Written By Unknown on Jumat, 16 Agustus 2013 | 15.04

A Chinese zoo under fire for disguising a hairy dog as a lion has closed for "rectification". Source: AAP

A CHINESE zoo ridiculed for disguising a dog as a lion has shut down temporarily for "rectification", media report.

The zoo's supposed "African lion" was exposed as a fraud when the dog used as a substitute - a Tibetan mastiff - started barking, the state-run Beijing Youth Daily had reported earlier.

The zoo, in central China's Henan province, has "altered several misnamed animal signs", the Beijing Times reported on Friday, adding that zoo officials have issued a public apology and "closed for rectification".

Three other species housed incorrectly in the zoo reportedly included: two coypu rodents in a snake's cage, a white fox in a leopard's den, and another dog in a wolf pen.

A photograph of a dog sitting in a cage in front of a sign reading "African lion" drew ridicule on Chinese social media services, with one user saying: "They should at least use a husky to pretend to be a wolf".

The Tibetan mastiff is a large and hairy dog breed.

Authorities in the park in the city of Luohe, where the zoo is located, said the facility had been contracted out to a private zookeeper since 1998.


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