An aquarium in Nanjing has sent out an appeal for people with long arms to help them pull a volleyball from the stomach of a dolphin, whose life is currently at risk. Since five year old Jiang Bo swallowed his toy on Wednesday, surgical efforts to remove the ball have been unsuccessful, leading the aquarium to try a more direct approach. "Whosoever pulleth out this ball..." more ›

Just in time for the festive season, Santa Claus (a rather slim looking Asian version) has taken the plunge at the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium in Pudong, to promote saving the ocean and to get people to stop eating shark's fin. more ›

Sad: a Bryde's (pronounced Brooda) whale was found beached this week on Hengsha island. Rescue workers tried for a good two days to rescue the poor thing and return it to the sea, but bad weather conditions made saving the whale impossible. All things considered, the whale was in pretty good health, leading experts to think that it got sick and lost its sense of direction, wandering into the Yangtze delta. Which makes sense: what would a whale want to do in shanghai, anyway? Visit the aquarium? That was an overwhalemingly bad joke. more ›

Today looks like it'd be a perfect day to skip out of work - and not just because it's (somewhat) sunny either. The Shanghai government has expanded its half-price Tuesday campaign to even more locations around the city, making it a great excuse to finally get yourself over to attractions like the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, the Pearl Tower or the top of the SWFC. The discount was supposed to stop on April 28, but has been extended until July 28 thanks to their extreme popularity. Source: Shanghai Daily more ›