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Shark scare

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-11-18

FOUR bullhead sharks from South Korea prompted a scare early yesterday at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The sharks, which were expected to be exhibited at the Changfeng Ocean World in Putuo District, were...

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Weather thwarts whale's retrievers

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-11-16

LOCAL rescue crews failed to retrieve the remains of a stranded whale yesterday due to miserable weather. The rescue team, consisting of fishery authorities and experts from Shanghai Ocean University, planned...

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Endangered deer start comeback in park

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-11-5

A DOZEN Chinese water deer, a species missing from the Shanghai area for some 100 years, made new homes yesterday in the Binjiang Forest Park in Pudong New Area. It was the first step in an effort to return the...

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Police probe cat-killing gang

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-9-28

POLICE in Baoshan District are investigating a gang which allegedly slaughters dogs and cats for sale as meat. Police seized more than 30 cats and 100 kilograms of cat and dog meat from a house in Gucun Town yesterday,...

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Name zebra sharks

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-9-23

THE public has been invited to name two newly born zebra sharks in Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, Shanghai Evening News reported today. The skin pattern of the female sharks - one born in August and the other in July...

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Rare animals premiere at park

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-9-21

RARE white lions and timber wolves will be among nearly 1,000 endangered animals of nine species making their first appearance at Shanghai Wild Animal Park from today to the end of October. These animals have...

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Bees drive family from home

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-9-4

A SWARM of bees has forced a family to flee their apartment in Shaoxing Road in downtown Luwan District, Youth Daily reported today. The family discovered the beehive in the bathroom ceiling last week, but as more...

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Zoos to increase prices for visits

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-9-2

THE city's two zoos will soon raise the prices of admission, officials said yesterday, citing increased costs, particularly in food for animals. The new charges will range between 10 yuan (US$1.46) and 30 yuan...

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Zoos raise their entry prices after feed costs increase

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-9-1

TICKET price for the two biggest zoos in the city will rise after the cost of feeding the animals and maintenance has soared, the Oriental Morning Post reported today. Tickets to Shanghai Zoo will rise from 30...

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Rare bird arrives in Shanghai

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-8-27

TWENTY Scarlet Ibises (Eudocimus ruber) are on show at Shanghai Wild Animal Park. It is the first time the world's most endangered bird has been displayed in Shanghai, Xinmin Evening News reported today. The...

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White lions in Shanghai

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-8-17

A PAIR of white lions has arrived at Shanghai Wild Animal Park from Guangzhou and it's hoped they will breed here. The three-year-old male called Shan Shan and the female Si Si have already adapted to their new...

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Zoo has to build new enclosure for crocs

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-8-6

THE Shanghai Zoo has to build a new home for estuarine crocodiles as their number has boomed recently, officials said yesterday. The Jinshan District seized an illegal shipment of two boxes carrying 11 estuarine...

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Crocs' origins still a mystery

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-7-30

THE Shanghai Wildlife Protection Office has still not discovered the source of two young estuarine crocodiles found in the city recently. Investigation of nearby restaurants came up with nothing, officials said. Officers...

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Animals have mixed reaction

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-7-23

SOME animals at Shanghai Zoo were startled yesterday morning by the total solar eclipse, while others remained indifferent. Swans and flamingoes got in a flap when the sun "disappeared" at 9:36am and soon after...

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Circus animals protected from hot weather

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-7-22

CENTRAL air-conditioning will be provided for animals coming from Russia to perform in Shanghai next month. Floorboards will also be placed in cages for heat insulation from the ground, Xinmin Evening News reported...