“Zoo in China goes viral on social media for trying to pass off a golden retriever dog as an African lion”
https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/zoo-in-china-goes-viral-on-social-media-for-trying-to-pass-off-a-golden-retriever-dog-as-an-african-lion/ar-BB1fjufK
Then the escaped critter is probably a big house cat with some leopard spots painted on.