Is that a panda? Or a dog in disguise?


A video screengrab shows two chow chow dogs painted to look like pandas at a zoo in China. — Douyin/Agencies

YOU’RE running a zoo. But visitors are clamouring for something different, more exotic.

You aren’t lucky enough to possess Moo Deng, the popular pygmy hippo from Thailand. In fact, you haven’t been able to get a hold of anything impressive or cute or charming enough to impress the masses on TikTok. What to do?

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