Visitors at Xiaomeisha Ocean World in China, which reopened after a five-year renovation, were left fuming after noticing ...

Aquarium visitors say they feel cheated by ‘whale shark’ that isn’t all it seems - Xiaomeisha Sea World says Chinese law does ...

An international study has found whale sharks and ships are more likely to collide by the end of the century due to climate change. The researchers used global climate models and satellite ...

“When I heard the name, I was full of anticipation, but when I arrived, I saw a mechanical whale shark. It’s not interesting at all.” Xiaomeisha reps have since addressed the ...

Freya Womersley receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) through a University of Southampton INSPIRE DTP PhD Studentship. She is affiliated with the Marine Biological ...

Your support makes all the difference. Aquarium enthusiasts in China were left shocked when they discovered that a much-hyped giant whale shark on display was, in reality, a robot. The Xiaomeisha ...

Endangered whale sharks are at greater risk from potentially deadly shipping collisions due to global warming, warns new ...

"It’s not interesting at all." Xiaomeisha Ocean World said it had put the robot on display because live whale sharks are now prohibited from being traded. The whale shark - dubbed Rhincodon ...

“Even though it’s for the sake of animal protection, I’d rather they didn’t have one at all than show a fake one,” a Chinese social media user said, according to the Post. A company in Shenyang ...