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A Meerkat at the Los Angeles Zoo.

(MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

A comedian who calls himself Obvious Plant says he put fake animal facts signs all over the Los Angeles Zoo.

I am now on Snapchat - User: obviousplant - Follow to see my day of putting up fake animal facts at the zoo. pic.twitter.com/lqORa1tOgi — obvious plant (@obviousplant_) June 30, 2016

While the signs aren't factually correct, somehow, they just feel right. Take for example, this one about meerkats:

Or this fact that brings together Fourth of July and koalas:

And then, there's this bear one, which actually might be true:

April Spurlock, Public Relations Manager for the Los Angeles Zoo corroborated Obvious Plant's story say, "Yes, the fake signs were posted around the Zoo on June 30 by a guest without our knowledge, but they were promptly taken down by Zoo staff."

If that makes you sad, why not imagine ducklings playing trombone?

You can see the rest of the fake facts here and you can also see them on Imgur:

Update to reflect comments from the Los Angeles Zoo.

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