Really now, what could be more nutritional for your brain than eating an actual brain? Locals in Beijing spotted a rhesus monkey around Dongdan Park last week and promptly gave chase to the animal, which eventually scampered up a tree to avoid being eaten. more ›

Yao Ming and his wife Ye Li visited the Animals Asia Foundation China Bear Rescue Center near Chengdu, currently home to approximately 160 rescued moon bears. The bears, also known as Asiatic black bears, were rescued from bear bile farms generally notorious for cramped conditions and cruel treatment. Yao shook paws with one particularly lucky basketball-loving bear, who even received a manicure from the former 9-time All-Star center. more ›

One unbearable side effect to the opening of borders between Russia and China has been the rise in sales of illegal animal parts, says the New York Times. And though tiger bones, deer musk and frogs are smuggled in as well, the most popular item in this underground market is bear paws. more ›

It isn't easy being an animal in a Chinese zoo. From the 11 Siberian tigers found starved to death, to the heartbreaking discovery of the animal mass grave and the fatal attack on a keeper by a starving Bengal tiger, zoological gardens and wildlife parks in China have gotten quite a hellish reputation. Now, we bring you the final part of a three-part series on what made our own Shanghai Zoo experience a stressful one. more ›

We've mentioned that it's been a bad year for tigers thus far, ironic since it is The Year of The Tiger, but it seems like every other week just piles on more sad tiger preservation news. At least 11 Siberian tigers were found starved to death in a zoo in Shenyang, northeastern China. more ›

By Richard Yu more ›