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A family that bought a dog to accompany them on a daily basis was in for a big surprise two years after raising the canine.
It happened in the city of Kunming in the province of Yunnan, China. Su Yun, a villager, bought his family a puppy that was offered to him at the foot of a road. The animal was apparently a Tibetan mastiff, a giant dog with smooth black fur that can weigh up to 80 kilos.
The animal, called “Little Cute Blackie”, was educated like a dog, but two years later its behavior began to change and ate more than necessary “A box of fruit and noodles every day,” Yun told China News.
The pet could also stand on two legs. and stay in that position for a long time, something that also caught the attention of their masters.
They are barking also made them doubt the authenticity of their Tibetan Mastiffbecause it sounded more like a growl than a common dog bark.
Given the strange behaviors, the family took the dog to the vet to find out what was happening to their pet and that’s when they discovered that what they had raised was not a dog but an Asiatic black bear, an endangered species that already weighed more than 125 kilos.
Upon learning of the case, the authorities transferred the animal to a shelter at the Wildlife Rescue Center in Yunnan.
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Although they discovered it in 2018, the story of the dog that was actually a bear went viral on social networks when a video of the specimen in its cage was published.
The Asiatic black bear is an endangered species. The bile of this species can be used for medicinal purposes, which is why they are so coveted by humans. to sacrifice them. By law, Chinese police must protect these endangered animals.