Shanghaiist reader "Revolted in Shenyang" sent us the following video of what he saw at the recent China International Pharmaceutical Machinery Exposition held at the Shenyang International Exhibition Center. He writes: more ›

No, these really aren't humans in bear costumes, but real black bears at Qingdao's Xiaozhushan Scenic Spot performing stunts to wow visitors for during the May Day holiday. more ›

Yuanyuan, China's first artificially-bred polar bear, turned 100 days old on Sunday. Staff at Penglai Oceanic Polar World in China celebrated by throwing the cub a party. [AP] more ›

Only days after possibly gunning down the wrong wolf during a hunt for the creature responsible for biting seven people in Tengzhou (two of whom died), Shandong's finest captured another suspect which isn't even the right species. Last week, police tracked down and "apprehended" a white wolf in Tengzhou, which has been revealed to be a husky. more ›

A centre at Ocean Park in Hong Kong says it's successfully breeding penguins, with 15 Gentoo and Rockhopper babies born in the past few months. [AP] more ›

On the subject of bear bile extraction, some say we are also cruel to pigs, sheep, hens and ducks, and so all non-vegetarians have no right to speak. I think: 1) All cruelty should be condemned, but it is impossible to get rid of it all, so there should be priorities. 2) Of course, we should start by condemning behaviors which are the most brutal, the most dishonest, those that have the most power to awake the public, those with the greatest potential for change, those most likely to raise money and from there get the ball rolling. 3) Everyone has a right to speak up. Please don't say anyone has no right to say something. more ›

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Guizhentang, the bear bile company that has hogged headlines all week for its second attempt at a public listing has started a public relations campaign to pacify the chorus of condemnation from animal lovers, celebrities and the general public of its alleged animal abuse activities. more ›

Yesterday, Fang Shuting, the chairperson of the Chinese Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine gained notoriety for saying at a press conference, ”The process of extracting bear bile is like turning on a tap: natural, easy and without pain. After they're done, the bears can even play happily outside. I don't think there's anything out of the ordinary! It might even be a very comfortable process!” Since then, this video posted by an undercover journalist from the Xiaoxiang Morning Post, which shows bear bile being collected at a farm, has gone viral. The process, as you can see (and hear), is neither comfortable nor enjoyable, and no bears are seen "playing happily outside". more ›

Animal rights groups and over 70 Chinese celebrities are protesting the decision by a company specializing in the extraction of bile from Asiatic black bears raised on their private farm to seek a public listing. The Fujian-based Guizhentang Pharmaceutical Co. is making a second bid to list publicly, after their first attempt was thwarted last year by public criticism last year. more ›

The Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano, Japan is the only place in the world where you can watch Japanese macaques, or snow monkeys, soak in natural hot springs. more ›

It's beginning to look like China's animal parks are subtly attempting to lead the way in liberalizing attitudes towards nontraditional relationships in the motherland. Not two months after Harbin allowed two gay penguin parents to adopt, now the Yunnan Wild Animal Park is promoting interracial marriage! To celebrate the love between "Long Hair" (长毛) the ram and "Junko" (纯子) the deer, they will hold a wedding ceremony on Valentine's Day next week. more ›

Twelve six-month-old panda cubs enthrall visitors at the Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base in Sichuan Province. more ›

“Hon Hai has a workforce of over one million worldwide and as human beings are also animals, to manage one million animals gives me a headache.” more ›

A polar bear cub born on New Year's Day and rejected by her mother, is now in stable condition at an aquarium in Penglai, Shandong province. Aquarium staff have had to bottle-feed the female which weighs just over a pound and has been suffering from severe malnutrition due to the absence of her mother's milk. more ›

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This month's Adoptable Pet for Jaiya's Animal Rescue. more ›

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This Month's Adoptable Pet from Second Chance Animal Aid. more ›

Mr Shangguan Junle, the chairman of Haomen Jipin Restaurants, wrote on the Twitter-like Sina Weibo last week that he had decided to stop serving shark's fin from the beginning of this year to 'protect sharks and the environment'. But the 34-year-old entrepreneur felt it would be too wasteful to throw away his remaining stock. more ›

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A man has passed away in Shenzhen a week after being admitted to the hospital for bird flu. This is said to be the first bird flu fatality since 2010: more ›

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Infrared cameras set up by scientists in Sichuan province, have caught on film for the first time a wild panda eating meat. The panda was observed in Pingwu county gnawing on the bones of a dead wildebeest for about two hours. It's not known, however, if the panda killed the wildebeest. more ›

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Holy crap. Did you know that around 10,000 people flood into the Shanghai Zoo every morning to do calisthenics? They are all holders of the zoo's "excercise card" which grants free admission to the park for seniors over 70. But the repercussions of these mature morning masses are somewhat more serious than zoo officials anticipated. From Shanghai Daily, here's something you just don't read every day: more ›