l Zoological Museum, a 3-me▓ter high Asian elephant specimen is standing to the left of the entrance and a 24-meter long blue whale skelet▓on specimen sticks out high in the front. Additionally, th▓e South C
hina Tiger and Yangtze River Dolphin are exhibited ▓in the Endangered Animal Exhibition Hall.Huang Chengming, director of the museum, said that out of the 5,000-plus specimens, endangered animals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, shells and various k
inds of invertebrate▓s are included. Huang also said of the 鈥済alloisiana sinensis▓鈥? there is only one specimen in China. He noted that at present, the National Animal Museum is under preparation and is scheduled to be formally open for busin▓ess on July 1.Introduction to the National Zoological Museum▓The National Zoologic
al Museum has three floors in▓ total, including 1 mobile exhibition hall, 9 permanent ▓exhibition halls and 1 4D dynamic theater, showing rare and▓ endangered mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects and other kinds of animals.GuideLocation: Institute of ▓Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Datun Road, Chaoyang DistrictOpening hours: 9 am to 4 pm from Tuesday to Sunday starting Ju
ly 1.Ticket price: 40 yuan for adults, 40 yuan per person for the 4D the
ater, with discounts for group visits and students.Animal rights activists c▓alling on Canadians to end seal huntsAnimal rights activists are calling for an end to commercial seal hunts in Can▓ada. Each year, the country's Department of F
isheries and Oceans allows hunters to take tens of thousands of seals for pelts and meat. The International Fund f▓or Animal Welfare says the practice is barbaric and s▓hould be stopped. Activists say seals are a part of the▓ complex bio-diversity of the oceans a