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https://dialogue.earth/content/uploads/2024/04/China-news-digest_THUMBNAIL_Alamy_2EKJEG3.jpg1200784During China’s National Day holiday in early October, expectant tourists visiting Shenzhen’s Xiaomeisha Ocean World were surprised to see a man-made mechanical whale shark, according to Southern Metropolis Daily. Some visitors expressed dissatisfaction about paying to see fake fish in an oceanarium, while netizens remarked on the environmental benefits of using artificial whale sharks, saying […]