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Visitors to the Xiangwushan Zoo in Xianning, Hubei Province, China, were confused this week when they found a rottweiler in the wolf house.
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Dogs are descendants of wolves, but the two are not the same unless you are apparently a zoo keeper in central China.
Visitors to the Xiangwushan Zoo in Xianning, Hubei Province, China, were confused this week when they found a rottweiler in the wolf house.
A visitor video went viral after he filmed the animal in the cage while saying, “Wow! Are you a wolf?”
The man who filmed the footage told Beijing News (via the BBC) that staff were told by staff that ‘there was once a wolf, but that it died from ancient times’.
Local media reported that zoo employees claim that the dog will be there soon, but that the zoo, which also has (real) lions and tigers. now told by the local forestry bureau to remove the sign leading to the fence.
Social media in China did not hold back. About Weibo, one commenter said: “Get at least a husky (it will look more like a wolf).”
The zoo, meanwhile, has been told to take down the “wolf” sign. No word on the future of the Rottweiler.