Zoogoers in China became upset after discovering that an advertised Panda exhibit actually just contained dogs that were painted white and black.
It happened at the Taizhou Zoo in Jiangsu Province on May 1, when people went to see what was advertised as a new exhibit of pandas and instead saw painted Chow Chow dogs, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/05/06/lifestyle/zoogoers-outraged-to-discover-panda-exhibit-was-actually-dogs-dyed-black-and-white/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">New York Post</a> reported. Photos and videos of the fake pandas have since gone <a href="https://x.com/MerGarza/status/1787822776633454768">viral</a>.
Zoo officials reportedly dyed the faces of the dogs black and trimmed their hair to make them look like the popular bamboo-eating bears. They then put the fake pandas in the exhibit every day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., drawing in people to come and see these little &#8220;bears,&#8221; per the sanctuary’s staffers. 
When zoo officials were asked why they had tricked people into thinking the dogs were pandas, one zoo rep replied, “There are no panda bears at the zoo and we wanted to do this as a result.”
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Zoogoers, who thought they were going to see pandas but instead saw painted dogs, then accused the zoo officials of animal cruelty for what they had done to the pups.
One spokesperson hit back at the criticism and said, “People also dye their hair. Natural dye can be used on dogs if they have long fur.”
<a href="https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1787567909687996919">Social media users</a> seemed less upset about the pup cosplay after seeing the pictures, suggesting the dogs looked cute.
“They are very small to run that fast! I think they’re lovely,” one person wrote.
Another added, “I think they’re cute,” said another.
While a third wrote, “Well that’s an extreme way to get your dogs cared for while you’re at work lol.” 
Another person took a page out of the left&#8217;s playbook on gender ideology and joked, “Did anyone ask if the dogs were identifying as pandas? Dogs have rights as well.”
Last year, a zoo in the eastern province of Zhejiang went viral after images surfaced of a sun bear standing on its hind legs for a very long time, looking similar to a human in a costume wearing baggy pants, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/sun-bears-zoo-china-denies-humans-costume-rcna97477">NBC News</a> reported.
“Some people think I stand like a human, and it seems that you don’t understand me that much,” Hangzhou Zoo wrote on its official social media account from the perspective of the bear in the video, named Angela.
“Previously, some tourists thought that I was too tiny to be a bear,” the message added. “I have to emphasize again: I am a Malayan sun bear! Not a black bear! Not a dog! A sun bear!”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-china-zoo-hits-back-after-people-claim-bear-is-actually-a-person-in-a-costume" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: China Zoo Hits Back After People Claim Bear Is Actually A Person In A Costume</a>

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Daytime talk show host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Maury Povich</a>, who is well known for announcing the results of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/father">paternity tests</a> on air, took his talents to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/denver">Denver Zoo</a> for a big reveal.
The 84-year-old “Maury” host told waiting fans which male in the orangutan group fathered a four-month-old baby named Siska. The options were 30-year-old Berani or 16-year-old Jaya. 
The Denver Zoo had some fun with it, having Povich announce the baby’s paternity with his customary line, “You are the father!” in a video reveal posted to X on December 19.
“Fresh off receiving the Daytime Emmys Lifetime Achievement Honor, Maury Povich is here to help us announce the paternity results for Siska, our four-month-old Sumatran orangutan! Is Siska&#8217;s father thirty-year-old Berani or 16-year-old Jaya? Watch the video for the big reveal!” the zoo’s social media post said in the caption.
Povich donned a tuxedo and bow tie for the big moment.
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Fresh off receiving the Daytime Emmys Lifetime Achievement Honor, Maury Povich is here to help us announce the paternity results for Siska, our four-month-old Sumatran orangutan! Is Siska&#39;s father thirty-year-old Berani or 16-year-old Jaya? Watch the video for the big reveal! 🧡 <a href="https://t.co/jyh1Mp0Y7C">pic.twitter.com/jyh1Mp0Y7C</a>
&mdash; Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (@DenverZoo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DenverZoo/status/1737155961649770563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“We want to thank the Denver Zoo for everything they do, but this is really important,” the talk show host said while holding an envelope with the test results.
“When it comes to the orangutan — 4-month-old Siska — Berani, you are  the father,” he continued as the screen split showed a photo of the two potential dads.
After the reveal, the video showed several people cheering and cut to an image of an orangutan, ostensibly Berani, swinging around in his enclosure.
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“Berani is the father,” the people then said in unison, as the video drew to a close.
Though “Maury” is technically retired, he recently said he’d resume his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/maury-povich-says-hell-come-out-of-retirement-to-dna-test-matthew-mcconaughey-and-woody-harrelson">DNA test reveals</a> for Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, who have said publicly that there’s a chance they’re really brothers. 
“We could do primetime, ‘DNA: Maury’s Back With Woody and Matthew.’ I’ll even get my showtime color back in my hair,” Povich said in September. “Woody’s got my number. I’m ready.”
McConaughey told Kelly Ripa that his mom made him wonder if Harrelson might be related to him. 
“In Greece a few years ago, we’re sitting around talking about how close we are and our families. And my mom is there, and she says, ‘Woody, I knew your dad,’” McConaughey said at the time. “Everyone was aware of the ellipses that my mom left after ‘knew.’ It was a loaded K-N-E-W.”
The “Dallas Buyers Club” actor said he wasn’t sure if he wanted to take the test because of what it would mean to find out that the man who raised him potentially wasn’t his biological father.

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A female <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ny-fishing-restrictions-may-have-played-a-role-in-recent-shark-attack-spike" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shark</a> gave birth at a zoo in Chicago without ever having any contact with a male shark.
The Brookfield Zoo&#8217;s <a href="https://czs.org/Epaulette-Shark-Hatches-at-Brookfield-Zoo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> said that the female epaulette <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/11/07/lifestyle/shark-gives-birth-without-ever-having-contact-with-a-male/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shark</a> lives in her own habitat at the zoo and that she had not been housed with a male since arriving at the zoo in 2019. At the time, the shark was 3 years old and her species doesn&#8217;t reach sexual maturity until around 7 years of age, the release noted.
&#8220;On August 23, an epaulette shark pup hatched at Brookfield Zoo,&#8221; the release read. &#8220;The hatching wasn&#8217;t unusual, but what is, is the way the shark embryo developed. &#8230; Under these circumstances, animal care staff believe the female produced a fertile egg without needing to be fertilized by a male&#8217;s genetic material.&#8221;
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Surprise from the Living Coast: a shark has hatched!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DYK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DYK</a> shark embryos can develop without male fertilization due to parthenogenesis? We are believed to be one of only two facilities that have had success in hatching epaulette shark pups produced by asexual reproduction! <a href="https://t.co/NsGea8jTzI">pic.twitter.com/NsGea8jTzI</a>
— Brookfield Zoo (@brookfield_zoo) <a href="https://twitter.com/brookfield_zoo/status/1722255701698138434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
&#8220;This reproductive process known as parthenogenesis is when an embryo develops from an unfertilized egg cell,&#8221; the release added. &#8220;Parthenogenesis is a natural occurrence in some invertebrates, but less so in complex vertebrates, including sharks. It is believed this is the second Association of Zoos and Aquariums&#8217; accredited facility to report a potential epaulette shark pup produced by an asexual reproduction. The first was at New England Aquarium, where Brookfield Zoo&#8217;s adult females originated.&#8221;
&#8220;We are happy to report that our epaulette pup has been eating well on her diet of finely chopped capelin, minced squid tentacles, and other finely chopped seafood,&#8221; Mike Masellis, a lead animal care specialist at Brookfield Zoo, said.
&#8220;Our colleagues at New England Aquarium have been a great resource as shark pups produced parthenogenetically can be very delicate,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We are looking forward to guests being able to see the pup.&#8221;
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The now 2-month-old shark now measures 5 to 6 inches in length. Once full grown, the epaulette shark can reach up to 2½ to 3 feet, the release noted.
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Visitors to the zoo can get a chance to see the shark pup living in one of the habitats just inside the Living Coast&#8217;s entrance, the release noted.
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A China zoo insists that its bears are real after people claimed one was nothing more than a person dressed in a costume in a video that went viral.
Images surfaced over the weekend from a zoo in the eastern province of Zhejiang showing a sun bear standing on its hind legs and looking very humanlike from behind, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/sun-bears-zoo-china-denies-humans-costume-rcna97477" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a> reported.
&#8220;Some people think I stand like a human, and it seems that you don&#8217;t understand me that much,&#8221; Hangzhou Zoo wrote on its official social media account from the perspective of the bear in the video, named Angela.
&#8220;Previously, some tourists thought that I was too tiny to be a bear,&#8221; the message added. &#8220;I have to emphasize again: I am a Malayan sun bear! Not a black bear! Not a dog! A sun bear!&#8221;
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A video of a bear standing in Hangzhou, China, swept through social media with conspiracy theories it was a human in a suit. The zoo tried to clear things up by releasing a statement in the bear’s voice. “I am a Malayan sun bear!” <a href="https://t.co/pJ36hDWhhM">https://t.co/pJ36hDWhhM</a> <a href="https://t.co/1pJL6zwM0S">pic.twitter.com/1pJL6zwM0S</a>
&mdash; The New York Times (@nytimes) <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1686463082267045888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The video blew up after the 15-second clip was posted on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, on July 27, NBC News noted. In the clip,  the sun bear is seen standing on its hind legs for a very long time, with what many viewers thought looked similar to a human in a costume wearing baggy pants.
The bear interacts with the tourists in the footage, as it almost appeared to raise a paw and wave at one point. The bear then sits down before walking away on all four paws.
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&#8220;Wrinkly seat happens when the back rise is too long,&#8221; one person wrote on X. &#8220;Requires a tailor to shorten the back rise by pinning the pants up to the waistband, removing excess material, and then dropping the crotch seam, so as to not give the wearer a wedgie.&#8221;
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wrinkly seat happens when the back rise is too long. requires a tailor to shorten the back rise by pinning the pants up to the waistband, removing excess material, and then dropping the crotch seam, so as to not give the wearer a wedgie <a href="https://t.co/I2IYquRboi">https://t.co/I2IYquRboi</a> <a href="https://t.co/PkFYwnz2S6">pic.twitter.com/PkFYwnz2S6</a>
&mdash; derek guy (@dieworkwear) <a href="https://twitter.com/dieworkwear/status/1686134561682644993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Another added, &#8220;I can’t get over how Sun Bears legitimately look like people dressed up in bear costumes.&#8221;
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I can’t get over how Sun Bears legitimately look like people dressed up in bear costumes <a href="https://t.co/xTX5AJ7lA8">pic.twitter.com/xTX5AJ7lA8</a>
&mdash; Arumi Velociraptor | sudo -426 int (@Arumi_kai) <a href="https://twitter.com/Arumi_kai/status/1686732999671386118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2023</a></blockquote>
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