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

The Shanwei Zoo in China's Guangdong province has reportedly painted a pair of Chow Chows to resemble pandas They may look like pandas — but you can never be too paw-sitive. 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.

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.