Sea lion trained to write in Chinese

sealionwrites.jpg If you ever find yourself in Ningbo (about a two hour distance from Shanghai), check out their zoo. The staff have reportedly trained a sea lion to write a word in Chinese. Peter, a six-year-old male, can now write 牛 (bull), and sign off on his work with a special "sea lion" stamp. Cute! No word on whether the trainers will teach him anything else, since 牛 took him a good three months to master. Source: Ananova

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I wonder when the pet shop will have one for sale. I could show him off at my pool parties.

In my one trip to the Ningbo zoo, I was actually disturbed and appalled at the sea lion exhibit. Perhaps they have updated their facility in the past four years, but if it's still in the tiny deplorable space it was before, please don't go and support them.

finally someone in china i can beat at calligraphy

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