#Zhuhai Ocean Kingdom

[lookupchina]

Zhuhai is a coastal city located in Guangdong Province, China, known for its beautiful beaches, islands, and a vibrant cityscape.

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom: Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is a popular marine-themed park and one of the largest oceanariums in the world. It features a diverse range of marine life, including dolphins, whales, penguins, and various types of fish. Visitors can enjoy exciting shows, thrilling rides, and immersive aquarium experiences.

[paopoo]

在 珠海长隆海洋王国 Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom https://www.instagram.com/p/CpsRCZES6Py/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[prairieorca]

NAGOYA AQUARIUM planning to produce HYBRID orcas

The Japanese aquarium is home to 32-year-old Stella, 5-year-old daughter Lynn (Rin), and Stella's 9-year-old grandson Earth.

Citing international criticism of Taiji - where two of the aquarium's previous killer whales came from - Nagoya indicated that it's become difficult to obtain wild orcas to expand the gene pool, and there's a subsequent fear of the disappearance of orcas from captive facilities in Japan.

At present, all captive orcas in Japan are related to each other.

As a result, the aquarium is launching a collaborative research effort with Chimelong Ocean Kingdom (Zhuhai) to obtain frozen sperm from the Chinese facilitiy's Russian-blooded orcas to breed with Nagoya's Icelandic whales.

Nagoya's whales are from the Icelandic herring-eating ecotype, while Chimelong's are from Russia's mammal-eating population (which are low and decreasing in number due to captures since 2012). Scientists around the world have been researching to determine appropriate classifications of all killer whales, and in the future some groups may be considered subspecies or separate species altogether.

Basic research between Nagoya and Chimelong is expected to be completed by 2020.

Previous killer whales housed at Nagoya:

- Ku (arrived October 2003 from Taiji Whaling Museum, died September 2008) - Nami (arrived June 2010 from TWM, died January 2011) - Ran 2 (arrived December 2011 from Kamogawa SeaWorld, transferred back in December 2015) - Bingo (arrived December 2011 from KSW, died August 2014)

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[makhar]

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom: 2 bears decided to wrestle... give visitors a show of strengths

http://zh.chimelong.com/oceankingdom/

[nfornaomi]

My parents, 3rd aunt+uncle and 5th aunt+uncle went to Zhuhai and Macau for two days and a night.

It’s such a funny experience to get to Zuhai - had to use my HK resident card and Canadian passport with my Chinese visa about 7 times between the three cities 😂. Still, it was really easy to get to each place, which is good.

Our two activities in Zuhai were Chimelong Ocean Kingdom and a variety/circus show at night. I’d never even heard of Chimelong before we went, but the park actually holds a few Guinness World Records, including one for the world’s largest aquarium and the largest aquarium wall 🤓. Lots of animals and a couple of shows (both animal and non-animal) to mixed feelings. I felt like some of the enclosures were way too small - eg the polar bears - but who knows, maybe they wouldn’t be able to survive in the wild for whatever reason and this is actually a better option.

We stayed the night in a very neat Penguin Hotel (as you might guess, everything is penguin themed in the hotel!) before heading to Macau the next day. Unfortunately I got a mix of food poisoning and allergic reaction to the horses from the circus and puked up my guts that night - to the point where I burst blood vessels around my eyes... another new experience! 😂 Still, an outing with family is always a good outing!

Best part of Macau was the lunch buffet at Wynn Palace - you can see how pretty it is from the last picture!

[csnews]

Tidal wave of Chinese marine parks fuels murky cetacean trade

Farah Master - September 20, 2018

Eight beluga whales jump in unison out of a bright blue indoor pool, flipping their tailfins and spewing fountains of water, as a packed audience cheers and snaps photographs.

Whale shows like the one at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, located in Zhuhai on China’s southern coast, are proliferating at new marine parks across the country, driving demand for threatened species, according to scientists, executives and activists.

Orcas and beluga whales are among the marine animals caught up in a shadowy trade in which individual cetaceans - often caught illegally - sell for millions of dollars, they say.

Marine parks and aquariums are opening monthly in China, with more than 36 large-scale projects set to launch in the coming two years. This comes as many live animal shows in the United States and Europe are being scrapped due to widespread opposition.

“We’ve had great progress in shutting down marine parks in the West but China is saying, ‘it’s my turn now’,” said Ric O’Barry, founder of the Dolphin Project, an advocacy group.

Lured by booming domestic tourism, companies such as Haichang Ocean Park (2255.HK), Guangzhou R&F Properties (2777.HK), Dalian Shengya and Chimelong Group are spearheading the rapid growth of the industry.

Haichang’s Shanghai Ocean World, which is due to open in November, and Chimelong’s Ocean Kingdom are preparing live orca shows for the first time in China.

O’Barry, who captured and trained dolphins and orcas before launching a campaign against captive marine mammals in 1970, said China was the main driver of the industry globally.

Over 60 marine parks already operate in China, ranging from large-scale developments like Chimelong’s Ocean Kingdom, to small facilities which are typically add-ons to big property projects, said industry executives.

(For a graphic on 'China's ocean theme parks' click tmsnrt.rs/2oPi030)

Chimelong, Haichang, Dalian Shengya, Zhonghong Group and Rizhao Ocean Park did not respond to multiple requests for comment. R&F said its planned resort would only include wild captured cetaceans if they had been rescued, or came from reputable zoos and aquariums.

Cities often initiate marine park projects as an eye-catching way of raising their profiles, and offer developers vast tracts of land and cheap loans to build them.

Noble Coker, president of Apex Parks and Entertainment Services, which works with theme parks in Asia, said marine facilities were often a secondary consideration in an overall deal to acquire land from municipal governments.

Developers benefit from the quick development and sale of residential or commercial property, he said, with elements like marine parks typically paid for by the property sales.

“All of the incentives for the developers are in the short-term, so the 20-year moral and ethical impacts of the park or aquarium they are building are rarely, if ever, considered,” said Coker.

ILLEGAL CAPTURES

Since 2014, 872 cetaceans - which includes whales, dolphins and porpoises - have been put into captivity in China, according to the China Cetacean Association.

There are currently no local government regulations or international standards to monitor the trade, said Lucio Conti, vice president for marine facilities at Atlantis Sanya, a resort located in China’s tropical Hainan province.

Conti said Atlantis was working with the government to establish an animal welfare standard at a time when there was growing illegal trade of endangered wildlife.

“If you go to the fishermen here on the island they can get you whatever you want. They can get you a whale shark, they can get you every species, endangered or not because there is no such control.”

China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism referred a request for comment to the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, which is in charge of wildlife issues.

The administration referred questions to the State Oceanic Administration, which in turn referred questions to the Ministry of Natural Resources. That ministry referred questions to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ministry, which did not respond to a request for comment.

Many Chinese marine parks feature whale sharks, belugas, dolphins and manta rays. But no orcas - or killer whales, known for their distinctive black and white coloring - have been displayed publicly up to now.

At least 13 Russian orcas were imported to China between 2013 and 2016, according to CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Another two were sent in 2017 and more are set to be imported this year, according to Oxana Fedorova, head of Dolphin Project Russia.

CITES did not reveal the companies involved.

Whale and Dolphin Conservation, a UK-based group, said Chimelong Ocean Kingdom possesses nine orcas, Shanghai Haichang Polar Ocean World has four and two more are at Wuxi Changqiao Ocean Kingdom.

Russia, which is the sole supplier of wild orcas and beluga whales to China, in July announced an investigation into the illegal sale of 7 killer whales.

Four companies were involved in the sale of the orcas to China, according to a statement from the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office. It did not name the companies or the destination of the orcas.

Russia approved a capture quota for 13 orcas in 2018. Several killer whales have already been caught in Russia’s Sea of Okhotsk, said activists monitoring the hunt in August.

“The problem is the demand that is being created in China,” said Fedorova, who worked with the team, organized by Ocean Friends. She said the team of seven had been threatened, shot at and robbed by the hunters.

The activists said they were unable to record the captures on film as their drone was shot down.

However, a photograph from Ocean Friends showed transportation tanks on a Russian ship called Jurii Shvezov holding two orcas.

A representative from Kupets, the company that owns the ship, said it was engaged in the transportation of orcas and did not catch them. She declined to comment further.

DISPOSABLE MANNER

Naomi Rose, a Washington-based marine mammal scientist at the Animal Welfare Institute, said the captures were unsustainable and inhumane.

She added that the prospect of high profits would continue to attract a criminal element.

“When you have that much money involved - where an animal is worth several million dollars- you are going to have crime and danger.”

Once in captivity, the rate of mortality is extremely high, said activists. This forces companies to continually repurchase marine animals.

“They just suffer in captivity. Especially for orcas, they are the most unsuitable to be put in a tank. Their culture is in the wild,” said Taison Chang, chairman of the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society.

Squalid conditions and poor welfare practices are growing concerns amid the increasing flood of marine parks.

In June, for example, an online video showed a trainer from Ocean World in China’s port city of Dalian applying bright red lipstick on a beluga whale. The company later apologized and promised to strengthen the animal protections, according to local media.

Activists worry that once China’s biggest players start orca performances, it will spawn a copycat effect at smaller, less experienced parks around the country.

Peng, who was watching the beluga show at Ocean Kingdom with his wife and son, said he had not realized belugas were endangered and that he had enjoyed the show.

“It’s not cruel for them. They feed them and didn’t beat them.”

[heliosphoenix]

State of the planet: 2018 edition

Well here we are, it's time once again for my now annual review of the year we just finished up. When we take some time out of our New Year's celebrations to recognize that while it seems like we just went through 365 days of pain and frustration, there was a smattering of good things that happened as well.

Here's some of them:

Scientists in China cloned two monkeys via Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer, a major development toward's the potential for this technique to be used for regenerative cloning in the future

A new drug designed to combat Ovarian Cancer has begun clinical trials. Early results show that half the patients taking the drug are now Cancer free with no sign of the Cancer returning

Chinese scientists have developed rice that will grow in drought conditions. They plan to cover about 10% of the desert in the UAE with this rice for farming use.

An effort is underway to save the Northern White Rhino from extinction, using frozen sperm implanted in eggs from Southern White Rhinos, the hope is that this process will be able to revive the species in the future

A Ukrainian company is placing Solar Panels around Chernobyl to generate Solar Power. They plan to use the existing infrastructure to eventually generate up to 100 Megawatts of energy

101 cities around the world are now getting 70% of their power from renewable energy sources. In a related story, 56 cities in the United States have committed to going 100% renewable by 2050

The World Health Organization reported that Paraguay has now completely eradicated Malaria, other Latin America nations are close to doing so as well

The Ocean Cleanup Project has begun an initiative to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. They're aiming to remove at least 50 tons of garbage from the ocean every year

The Ozone is beginning to repair itself. At current rates, the Northern Hemisphere should be fully repaired by 2030, with the Ozone Hole in Antarctica sealed by 2060

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge was opened, it's the world's longest sea crossing bridge

Chinese scientist He Jiankui announced that he's modified the DNA of twin infant girls in an attempt to make them resistant to HIV

According to a report by the International Telecommunications Union, 51.2% of the world's population is using the Internet

Qantas launched the first commercial non stop service between Australia and the United Kingdom, the route is flown by their 787 fleet

Cinemas opened in Saudi Arabia for the first time since 1983, the first movie shown is Black Panther

Diplomatic talks took place between North and South Korea, with both nations committing to the removal of land mines from the Demilitarized Zone between the nations

The Basque separatist group ETA announced its dissolution

The Supreme Court of India decriminalized homosexuality

Ireland citizens voted to repeal the nations ban on abortion in a national referendum

Voting turnout for the US Midterm elections was at a 50 year high

Michigan was the latest state to legalize recreational use of Marijuana, Canada also voted to allow sale of Marijuana.

The overall crime rate for the year is expected to have dropped by 2.9%

11% of the US Population is expected to get a boost to their credit scores

Homeownership rates for Americans under 35 are now at just over 36%, the highest since 2013

Americans gave over $400 Billion to charity this year, a record high

The 2018 Winter Olympics were held in South Korea

The 2018 World Cup was held in Russia with France claiming their second title. It was also announced that the United States, Mexico and Canada will host the 2026 World Cup

The Philadelphia Eagles won their first Super Bowl over the heavily favored New England Patriots

Tiger Woods won his first PGA tournament since 2013

The Michigan Basketball team did so much better than anyone could've expected, winning their second consecutive Big Ten tournament, and making their second Final Four appearance in 5 years

The Michigan Football team had a decent year as well, posting their third 10-3 record under Jim Harbaugh as well as winning a share of the Big Ten East division title (but because two of those losses were to Notre Dame and Ohio State, Michigan fans will be forced to spend the offseason being miserable twats again)

Justify won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, the second horse to win the title in 3 years (rather remarkable considering the previous title drought was nearly 4 decades)

SpaceX launched 21 Falcon rockets this year, including the first Falcon Heavy rocket which sent Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into interplanetary space

NASA had a busy year as well, launching the TESS spacecraft to search for ExoPlanets, the Parker Solar Probe to explore the Sun's atmosphere, and the InSight lander which successfully touched down on Mars in November

ESA launched the BepiColombo spacecraft to explore the planet Mercury, the first mission to the planet in over a decade

The OSIRIS-REx sample returned spacecraft arrived at the Asteroid Bennu.

Finally, the New Horizons spaceprobe will conduct a flyby of the Kuiper Belt Object Ultima Thule just after midnight tonight!

Remember all that? Good. Because that's where I'm at right now: December 31, 2018, with just over 11 hours left in this year.

You, dear reader, are in the future. And by the time you read this, it's very likely that for you 2018 will be over. Relegated to the books. And you've probably read a bunch of articles and blogs and tweets about how we just went through a year of infinite pain. Which is why I'm hoping that this missive finds you after you've already read all those other things.

Because our minds tend to place the most emphasis on the last thing we experienced, and I want your lasting memory of 2018 to be that all those things I listed above happened this year, and nothing can ever erase them.

Now this is the part where I say something nice and worldly to tie up the events of this last trip around the ol' Sun. I try my best to come up with some theme or other that brings it all together into a coherent picture.

I think the word I would use to describe this year is "Revelation." Because I think we can all say that this year, it's not so much that we learned things, but things were revealed to us.

We've all been in this situation before. We think that we've got everything figured out, we have all the answers. And then all of a sudden we uncover something that completely shatters our perceptions and kicks our foundation out from under us. And based on all that's happened this past year, I think it's safe to say this happened to all of us at least once in the preceding 12 months.

Perhaps someone did something you never thought they would do? Or something that seemed to be amazing turned out not to be as good as you thought? Or maybe your way of viewing the world now looks totally alien to you?

Revelation can be a very traumatic thing to deal with, and I can tell you from experience that when your entire perception of reality is challenged, you become unsure about everything else. Doubts creep into your mind, and you start wondering what else it might be that you're wrong about? It's the kind of feeling that can make you feel completely alone even in the middle of thousands of people.

But Revelation can also be a good thing.

Sometimes something turns out to be even better than you were expecting. Or you discover that you actually are much more respected and valued than you thought you were. Or maybe you look around and realize that things aren't actually as bad as they seem.

Even if you have to deal with the Revelation of a harsh truth, you can still find the positive out of that. Sure you can choose to become cynical and jaded and let it consume you, or you can choose to be proactive about it.

Sure, things weren't what you thought they were, but that's okay. The world didn't come to an end, you still have much to be thankful for, and you can now use the knowledge that you've learned to become wiser about how to live your life.

So this is the part where I usually say that there's one more awesome thing that happened this year, but you're going to tell me what it is. Tell me something good that happened to you during 2018.

This time however, I'd like to try something different.

In addition to telling me something good that happened to you this year, I'd like you to give me the biggest Revelation you've had this year. What was the most surprising thing that was revealed to you?

Now I understand that it probably won't be as pleasant of a memory as whatever awesome thing that happened to you this year was, it may even cause you distress just thinking about it.

If that's the case, embrace it, because you are distressed. But not over whatever it was that you were forced to confront, but rather the loss of what you thought the world was.

But don't let it consume you. Take the truth that was revealed to you and apply it. Learn from it and resolve to use that truth to strengthen your resolve for this next trip around the Sun.

Things aren't always what they seem, and they often don't work out how you planned, but that's not always a bad thing. Because the amazing thing about this world is that things have a way of working out anyway.

So remember the good times, but learn from the Revelations. When you do that, you'll be that much closer to being the person you want to be.

Have a good day, a great month, and an AMAZING 2019.

[apinguangzhou]

(7.6.22) Day 2/2 at Zhuhai/Chimelong Ocean Kingdom: 1) slept in & had breakfast at the all-you-can-buffet in the hotel 2) went back to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom & saw a 5D short film which was very interactive & fun 3) enjoyed some delicious ice cream as it was super hot & sunny today 4) saw many more animals, mainly Arctic animals 5) wandered aimlessly around the entire park once more before we departed 6) enjoyed an afternoon tea break at a cafe inside the park before doing a covid test conveniently located at the park for guests & then made our way back to the railway station to head back to Guangzhou & reality 7) ordered simple takeout since we were both too tired to cook and wanted to relax and take it easy tonight **Lesson(s) learned: N/A #APinGZ #iphone12promax #apiphone12promax #wanderlust #travelbuggotmeagain #livingabroad #workingabroad #teachingoverseas #covid19 #ilovetotakepicsofmyfood #july #wednesday #wednesdayfunday #mittwoch #guangzhou #china #广州 #中国 #星期三 #七月 #廣州 #中國 #珠海 #珠海长隆海洋王国 #长隆海洋王国 (at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfrI5HgKYIuteHndZn4JDT2c8ly8x_P1NuHJZM0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[whitleyting]

欢迎来到世界最大的海洋馆 The biggest #Aquarium in the world, Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom（在 珠海长隆国际海洋度假区） https://www.instagram.com/p/CNv9a7-nTzU/?igshid=1t0k6gd9jh7nm

[orcinus-ocean]

Copied from Ceta-Base’s Facebook page.

Nagoya Aquarium to lauch first collaborative research effort on captive breeding in killer whales this year.

The park hopes to cooperate with Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in China for artificial insemination as well.

(translated, Japanese) "Port of Nagoya Aquarium will launch the nation's first collaborative research for breeding of killer whales this year.  Since international criticism of Taiji, it has been difficult to obtain wild individuals to expand the gene pool and the fear of the disappearance of killer whales from Japanese aquariums in emerging.  

Basic research is expected to be completed by the year 2020 and we aim to realize breeding by artificial insemination with the goal to cooperate with a Chinese aquarium.

In order to obtain new lineage, the Aquarium seeks cooperation with the world's largest aquarium in China and Macao, Zhuhai Ocean Kingdom, considering frozen sperm and trying artificial insemination at Nagoya."

http://www.chunichi.co.jp/…/fr…/list/CK2018011102000059.html

Again, surprisingly, leave it to Japan and China to move in the progress of science and animal welfare, as opposed to the west's increasing fetish for pseudoscience and animal rights.

[ollielam]

Happy New Year! #newyear #countdownto2020 #fireworks #droneshow (at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Zhuhai) https://www.instagram.com/p/B61RK01HcB0/?igshid=1n6bor802u0re

[fokusniki-gruzdevi]

У кого-то окончание, а у кого-то начало... Поздравляем Всех!🎪🤹‍♀️🎭 #ялюблюсвоюработуноневтакомколичестве #chimelong #chimelongoceankingdom #china #zhuhai (at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzY6goxgb1A/?igshid=13yp38zi15vo9

[givenchyng]

Ocean Park two days one night trip @chimelong_ig #happyhours #photooftheday #oceanpark #chimelong #chimelongoceankingdom #2daysand1night #2d1n #holiday #weekend #happyweekend #travelphotography #zhuhai #hengqinbayhotel #oceankingdom #instagram #instatravel #travelstagram #instadaily #instagood #citytravel #citylife #enjoythismoment #mood #vacationmood (at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzQpCvDgUjp/?igshid=1dfge59bn6a6v

[uitvconnect]

A female white whale and a calf are seen at a breeding base of Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province

[niomo-idea]

【Webart】Life on Screen

1.Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is an ocean theme park opened in 2014, located in Hengqin, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province.At the entrance to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, there is a giant led screen 67 meters long and 24 meters wide. Demonstrate the ecology of the underwater world and fish.Huge screen makes people feel immersed before entering. The marine life above is also very interesting, I have been there. When you pass through the entrance, you can look up for a long time.

2.Nintendo labo is released by Nintendo in April 2018.Advertising word is “make，play and discover”

After the player has assembled the cardboard, he can program in the game software, complete some creative works, and make his own work. There are many videos on YouTube that use LABO to play music.

3.Mob Psycho2 op

This video is made by combination of highly hand-drawn animations and colorful 3D. Combine the 3D geometry as a screen and overlay the hand-drawn animation. In the Japanese animation industry, commercial animations generally do not take a style that is too different from the feature film in the title song. But because of the theme of the animation and its own style and the luxury of the staff, they still took this approach to give a strong first impression. This title song continues the style of the first one. Similarly, this animation has excellent paintings and interesting plots. I am looking forward to its second part.

[merciresolution]

“Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2017 shows killer whales at a breeding base of Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province. China's first killer whale breeding base was put into operation on Friday. At present, there are five male and four female killer whales here. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)“

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