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A 16-year-old overweight leopard in a zoo in China has gone viral for its striking resemblance to a character called Officer Clawhauser in the Disney animated film Zootopia.
Panzhihua Zoo is in China’s Sichuan province. Its staff had been trying to help the big cat lose weight, but gave up because it was too old.
In March, video footage of the leopard dubbed “China’s Officer Clawhauser” circulated online, making the zoo an instant hit.
Visitors queue up to see him, and this year, the zoo’s total ticket sales rose to 190,000 yuan (HK$204,394), more than in 2023. Many call this attraction “a zoo with a conscience” as it spends most of its ticket sales on food for the animals.
The zoo heeded expert advice, putting the leopard on a diet and changing the way they fed him. They also doubled the big cat’s living space. But he was still the same weight two months later.
They gave up the diet plan after multiple experts suggested the leopard was too old for all the changes.
