"The animal exhibited in front of the restaurant is not a koala, despite being alike in appearances," an unnamed official was quoted as saying. "Koalas have round ears while the animal exhibited in the restaurant has only small ears, and the color of its fur is also quite different from that of a koala."
"Koalas mainly eat eucalyptus leaves and live in eucalyptus trees while the animal exhibited eats carrot," the official said.
Koalas are protected by laws and regulations on the mainland and those who illegally slaughter and cook koala meat would be punished, he added.
Many local residents also refused to believe the restaurant sold koala meat dishes.
Chen Guanxiong, a white-collar worker, said he did not believe that restaurants in Guangzhou sold meat dishes offering up the cute koala.
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