Fury as aquarium reopens with new star ‘whale shark’ attraction but outraged fans notice eerie problem…can YOU spot it? --[Reported by Umva mag]

VISITORS at an aquarium were left fuming after spotting something wrong with its star “whale shark”. Fans demanded a refund on their £30 tickets over the bizarre creature – but it’s left many questioning what the problem may be. The robotic Whale Shark in the tankJam Press Jam PressThe aquarium has been slammed for featuring the mechanical creature[/caption] Jam PressSome visitors demanded their money back over the shark[/caption] The Xiaomeisha Ocean World in Shenzhen, China re-opened to much fanfare at the beginning of October after a five-year renovation – with fans excitedly waiting to see the brand new site. The 60,000sqm sea park attracted around a whopping 100,000 visitors during its seven-day trial run. But many were left feeling short-changed after its star whale shark turned out to actually be a robot instead of the real thing. Snaps taken through the large tank’s glass show how the specimen is clearly a man-made imitation. There are gaps in its body where different pieces of the machinery would have been joined together. Visitors on site were angrily demanding their money back over the fake shark, reports claim. One wrote in a scathing review: “The park isn’t big enough, even the whale shark is artificial. “By 3pm, people were already calling for refunds on-site.” Another reviewer wrote: “The most disappointing part was the whale shark exhibit. “When I heard the name, I was full of anticipation, but when I arrived, I saw a mechanical whale shark. “Even though it’s for the sake of animal protection, I’d rather they didn’t have one at all than show a fake one. “It’s not interesting at all.” Xiaomeisha Ocean World said it had put the robot on display because live whale sharks are now prohibited from being traded. The whale shark – dubbed Rhincodon typus – is the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed whale shark was an unbelievable 61ft8 long. The mechanical likeness reportedly cost millions of Chinese yuan to build, according to What’s The Jam. The same visitor also criticised the sea park’s live fish, writing: “The fish care was not professional enough. Jam PressVisitors watching the fake shark swim around[/caption] Jam PressXiaomeisha Ocean World re-opened in early October[/caption] “I noticed that some of the fish in the tanks had white spots. “Most people wouldn’t notice, but anyone who’s kept tropical fish knows that’s white spot disease. “Some of the fish didn’t appear to be in good health.” Xiaomeisha Ocean World is not the first Chinese animal park to leave visitors feeling defrauded. Meanwhile in a similar tale, another China zoo has been slammed for painting dogs to look like pandas in a bid to draw in crowds. The rubbish dye job was quickly spotted before the Taizhou Zoo forced to admit the animals were chow chows instead. A picture of a ticket shared on social media included a snap of the “new species” as the zoo charged £2.25 to see them during China‘s Labour Day holiday. The dyed pets sparked a wave of complaints against Taizhou Zoo as furious visitors claimed they were mislead into believing they would see real pandas. They also questioned whether painting the pups would constitute animal abuse as some dyes might contain harmful chemicals. Taizhou Zoo later admitted that the “fake pandas” were in fact dyed chow chow pups who debuted their new look for the national holiday. But despite the the confusing name, the zoo didn’t seem to be trying to fool guests into thinking the dogs were real pandas.A signboard with pictures of “panda dogs” was put up at the zoo, indicating that the name is typically used to describe little dogs that, either naturally or by grooming, can resemble pandas. A staff member said the zoo got the idea of dyeing the dogs into pandas online. Social mediaA Chinese zoo was slammed by visitors after dyeing dogs to look like pandas[/caption] Social mediaThe zoo later admitted the animals were painted chow chow pups[/caption]

Oct 15, 2024 - 08:57

Fury as aquarium reopens with new star ‘whale shark’ attraction but outraged fans notice eerie problem…can YOU spot it? --[Reported by Umva mag]

VISITORS at an aquarium were left fuming after spotting something wrong with its star “whale shark”.

Fans demanded a refund on their £30 tickets over the bizarre creature – but it’s left many questioning what the problem may be.

people looking at a large aquarium with a shark in the middle — The robotic Whale Shark in the tank

a shark is swimming in a large tank with other fish

The aquarium has been slammed for featuring the mechanical creature[/caption]

a large shark is being lifted out of the water

Some visitors demanded their money back over the shark[/caption]

The Xiaomeisha Ocean World in Shenzhen, China re-opened to much fanfare at the beginning of October after a five-year renovation – with fans excitedly waiting to see the brand new site.

The 60,000sqm sea park attracted around a whopping 100,000 visitors during its seven-day trial run.

But many were left feeling short-changed after its star whale shark turned out to actually be a robot instead of the real thing.

Snaps taken through the large tank’s glass show how the specimen is clearly a man-made imitation.

There are gaps in its body where different pieces of the machinery would have been joined together.

Visitors on site were angrily demanding their money back over the fake shark, reports claim.

One wrote in a scathing review: “The park isn’t big enough, even the whale shark is artificial.

“By 3pm, people were already calling for refunds on-site.”

Another reviewer wrote: “The most disappointing part was the whale shark exhibit.

“When I heard the name, I was full of anticipation, but when I arrived, I saw a mechanical whale shark.

“Even though it’s for the sake of animal protection, I’d rather they didn’t have one at all than show a fake one.

“It’s not interesting at all.”

Xiaomeisha Ocean World said it had put the robot on display because live whale sharks are now prohibited from being traded.

The whale shark – dubbed Rhincodon typus – is the largest known extant fish species.

The largest confirmed whale shark was an unbelievable 61ft8 long.

The mechanical likeness reportedly cost millions of Chinese yuan to build, according to What’s The Jam.

The same visitor also criticised the sea park’s live fish, writing: “The fish care was not professional enough.

a group of people looking at a shark tank

Visitors watching the fake shark swim around[/caption]

a large shark is swimming in a blue tank

Xiaomeisha Ocean World re-opened in early October[/caption]

“I noticed that some of the fish in the tanks had white spots.

“Most people wouldn’t notice, but anyone who’s kept tropical fish knows that’s white spot disease.

“Some of the fish didn’t appear to be in good health.”

Xiaomeisha Ocean World is not the first Chinese animal park to leave visitors feeling defrauded.

Meanwhile in a similar tale, another China zoo has been slammed for painting dogs to look like pandas in a bid to draw in crowds.

The rubbish dye job was quickly spotted before the Taizhou Zoo forced to admit the animals were chow chows instead.

A picture of a ticket shared on social media included a snap of the “new species” as the zoo charged £2.25 to see them during China‘s Labour Day holiday.

The dyed pets sparked a wave of complaints against Taizhou Zoo as furious visitors claimed they were mislead into believing they would see real pandas.

They also questioned whether painting the pups would constitute animal abuse as some dyes might contain harmful chemicals.

Taizhou Zoo later admitted that the “fake pandas” were in fact dyed chow chow pups who debuted their new look for the national holiday.

But despite the the confusing name, the zoo didn’t seem to be trying to fool guests into thinking the dogs were real pandas.

A signboard with pictures of “panda dogs” was put up at the zoo, indicating that the name is typically used to describe little dogs that, either naturally or by grooming, can resemble pandas.

A staff member said the zoo got the idea of dyeing the dogs into pandas online.

two panda chow chow puppies are sitting next to each other on the ground .

A Chinese zoo was slammed by visitors after dyeing dogs to look like pandas[/caption]

a puppy that looks like a panda bear is sitting on a wooden deck

The zoo later admitted the animals were painted chow chow pups[/caption]

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