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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...

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...

City zoo calls baby gorilla a 'treasure'

Metro | Pets and animals
2009-7-6

A 17-MONTH-OLD male gorilla at Shanghai Zoo was named Hai Bei yesterday. He was the first gorilla born in the city and the second on China's mainland, zoo officials said. Hai Bei means "treasure of Shanghai" and...

City zoo and parks get pre-Expo makeovers

Metro | Urban construction
2008-11-24

THE city will renovate 34 parks, including the Shanghai Zoo, Shanghai Botanical Garden and Changfeng Park, in time for World Expo 2010. The city and local governments have invested 300 million yuan (US$43.91 million)...

Schoolboy on turtle hunt finds crocodile

Metro | Pets and animals
2008-11-21

THE Shanghai Zoo is now keeping watch over a meter-long crocodile that was discovered by a young boy this week in a pond at a primary school, officials said yesterday. Meanwhile, wildlife authorities are trying...

Beastly fun for the holidays

Metro | Pets and animals
2008-6-24

THE two zoos in the city will both hold camps in the coming summer holidays. The Shanghai Wildlife Park will host a summer camp to demonstrate the abnormal behavior of animals before an earthquake, while the...

Lynx cub care

Metro | Pets and animals
2008-5-10

THREE lynx cubs were born in the Shanghai Zoo this week, one male and two female. As it was the first time for the mother lynx had given birth, she didn't know how to take care of the cubs, zoo officials said. Two...

Fast friends

Metro | Pets and animals
2008-5-7

THE Shanghai Zoo has introduced six African wild dogs from the Xinjiang Tianshan Zoo, two male and four female. The animals are second only in speed to cheetahs on African grasslands.

Children shown the green light

Metro | Environment
2008-4-20

CHILDREN from both home and abroad gained knowledge about environmental protection in Shanghai yesterday by celebrating World Earth Day, which falls on Tuesday - alas, a school day. Organized by Shanghai Zoo, the...

Wanted: A mate for Qing Qing

Metro | Pets and animals
2008-3-5

SHANGHAI Zoo is seeking a female partner for Qing Qing, the two-year-old male orangutan introduced from Chongqing City last October. The zoo expects to introduce a female orangutan from another zoo and hopes the...