A zoo in China has painted a pair of Chow Chow dogs to resemble pandas — and now the zoo says the animals are a top attraction.

For weeks, Chinese internet users raised suspicions on whether the animals on display were actual pandas, given that they looked and behaved like dogs as they were seen wagging their tails and panting in some videos.

Every dollar you give helps us continue to shine a light on these critical issues in the run up to the election and beyond According to the New York Post, visitors at the Shanwei Zoo realized they were being bamboozled when the so-called pandas began panting and barking.