A Chinese zoo exhibit is raising controversy online after a video showed a pair of dogs with their fur colored to look like pandas.

A zoo in China is clearing the air about a viral attraction that's been making the rounds on social media: a pair of Chow Chow dogs painted to look like pandas. According to CNN, the Shanwei Zoo in China's southern Guangdong province caught the attention of social media users — specifically on Douyin,

A zoo in China has admitted its star attraction, two so-called pandas, are just painted dogs. The fluffy Chow Chow dogs painted to resemble the country’s beloved national animal were seen in a video shot by a visitor to the zoo in southern Guangdong province.

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. Pandas are native to China and an international symbol of the country.

The internet is having a field day with the photos and videos of “pandas” that emerged this week from a zoo in China. Footage shared on social media by people visiting the zoo in Shanwei, a city located in China’s southern Guangdong province,