A Chinese zoo has come under fire after admitting that it disguised huge dogs as “pandas.” It was recently discovered that the zoo was duping visitors by painting Chow Chows white and black to ...

A zoo in China has admitted its star attraction, two so-called pandas, are just painted dogs.

Zoo officials insisted that the dye wasn’t harmful to the dogs. Jam Press Vid Zoo officials reportedly trimmed their mane and dyed their faces black to look like China’s iconic bamboo-eating bear.

The Kalamazoo Mall transformed into a canine wonderland Saturday for the city's Dogs in the Zoo event.

But it noted that there was nothing out of the ordinary as the zoo had clearly advertised them as "panda dogs" and not actual pandas, claiming it was not meant to lie to or misled visitors.

The Shanwei Zoo, also located in China, painted dogs to look like pandas as well last year, prompting visitors to demand refunds.

In May, a zoo in eastern Jiangsu province sparked outrage after visitors discovered it painted two dogs black and white to resemble pandas. Following widespread criticism, the zoo admitted the ruse.