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Visitors to Xiangwushan Zoo in Xianning, Hubei Province, China, were confused this week when they found a rottweiler in the wolf enclosure.
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Dogs are descended from wolves, but the two aren’t the same – unless apparently you’re a zookeeper in central China.
Visitors to Xiangwushan Zoo in Xianning, Hubei Province, China, were confused this week when they found a rottweiler in the wolf enclosure.
One visitor’s video went viral after filming the caged animal saying, “Woof! Are you a wolf? “
The man who filmed the footage told Beijing News (via the BBC) that he was told by staff that “there had (once) been a wolf, but it had died of old age.” “
Local media reported that zoo employees claimed the dog would be here soon, but that the zoo, which also has (real) lions and tigers. now has been ordered by the local forestry office to remove the sign to the fence.
Social media in China did not hold back. On Weibo, one commenter said, “At least get a husky (it will look more like a wolf).”
The zoo has since been told to remove the “wolf” sign. Not a word on the future of the rottweiler.