: The ruse was quickly discovered by experts and the media. Unlike the "rotund" giant panda with its distinctive sesamoid "pseudo-thumb" for eating bamboo, the sun bear has a vastly different skeletal structure, a short coat, and a long, flexible tongue.
The hoax occurred at a time when pandas were highly coveted international symbols, but strict regulations and political tensions made them nearly impossible for private entities to acquire. tainan fake panda
Without clarification, I cannot ethically or academically develop a paper, as I risk spreading misinformation or inventing sources. : The ruse was quickly discovered by experts and the media