Posted on 05/31/2022 10:53:19 AM PDT by nickcarraway
"I’m dying from laughter over the lion from Guangzhou Zoo. Who cut his hair!!!" the photos were captioned. After the pictures went viral, zoo authorities were prompted to deny allegations that they had given the lion the unusual haircut.
The worker said Hanghang's hair grows naturally and is brushed with the help of the wind.
Talk about making an impression! A lion in a China zoo has become a hit on the internet for sporting a 'neat fringe' hairstyle.
Pictures of the male lion in his quirky hairdo at the Guangzhou Zoo went viral after they were posted to Chinese social media. The ferocious cat named Hanghang has become a top trend and it's not hard to see why.
Last week, a visitor to the zoo had snapped the pictures, and originally posted them to her Little Red Book (Xiaohongshu) page. The photos have since been reshared widely online.
"I’m dying from laughter over the lion from Guangzhou Zoo. Who cut his hair!!!" the photos were captioned.
After the pictures went viral, zoo authorities were prompted to deny allegations that they had given the lion the unusual haircut.
“We would never dare to cut his hair”, a zoo worker, according to multiple reports. “The lion’s hairstyle will change eventually,” they said.
The worker said Hanghang's hair grows naturally and is brushed with the help of the wind. They added the reason for the blunt bang is that the humidity in Guangzhou is high that his hair was drooping.
"There is no hairdressing program at the zoo, and we dare not cut a lion's hair. You can say that he has 'designed' the hairstyle himself," the staff member explained.
Guangzhou Zoo denied allegations that they gave a male lion the unusual haircut. Xiaohongshu (我跑不动了)
Many social media users in China saw the funny side to the whole story.
"Strange as it may seem, I want to learn how to style my hair from this lion," one user joked.
"It can be expected that this lion's hairstyle will become a fashion trend," another said.
I had that ‘do in the ‘60s. ;)
*** It’s my understanding that the only reason to sedate a creature of that sort is for medical care. How likely is it that while checking his heart they gave this guy a trim?***
Why not? It could bring attention to the zoo, and no one would be any the wiser. Especially if they just deny it, like Hillary does all the time. Just believe everything they say, because they insist.
That’s cute.
Yassir.
Very good at keeping time.
Guy hasn’t changed his hairstyle in 50 years.
Did it chew its balls off and sign up on Tumblr to bitch about pronouns and Bad Orange Man? :)
Reminds me of the Bobby Slayton bit. All Chinese man go to the barber and ask for the “Mo Howard”. So do their lions.
Chows are VERY mean dogs... :/
“Guy hasn’t changed his hairstyle in 50 years.”
Has he even brushed his hair in 50 years?
Any time my kitty had to be sedated, the vet had options for other quick things that could be done while kitty was zonked out, like nail trims and also hair cuts.
Make sure he doesn’t hear that.
I doubt I’m going to meet him :-)
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