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A Chinese zoo's "African lion" was exposed as a fraud when the dog used as the substitute king of the beasts started barking. The "lion" was actually a Tibetan mastiff, a large and long-haired breed ...

It’s hard to imagine today’s family dogs being bred for life-or-death encounters, but some breeds were originally developed to withstand encounters with lions. These were working dogs built for ...