A Chinese aquarium quietly replaced a shark with a robot (7 photos + 1 video)

That is, a life-size robot shark. It would seem, well, he replaced it and replaced it, what's the point of grumbling? But the director hoped that no one would notice! The point is that it was more of a surprise for customers who bought tickets for an ordinary live shark.





Ahaha, I can see the folds on the skin and the frame

Xiaomeisha Sea World in Shenzhen was under reconstruction for almost five years, but many were waiting for its reopening because they had been there before. When tickets went on sale again on October 1, people flocked there – 100 thousand people visited it in the first week of operation!

And everyone who came there was basically happy with the fish, but they left one review: WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR SHARK!?



From the side it looks like it's made of LEGO

Because the whale shark turned out to be a full-size robot, quite realistic, but still – more of a robot than a fish. It imitated the animal's movements well, was similar in color, but even the children were puzzled.

But there were no signs anywhere that the shark had been replaced with a replica. The owners decided that it would "work". And everyone bought tickets to see real sharks.





People stare at the fake shark

By three o'clock on the first day of opening, people began to demand a refund for such a rip-off.

The director hastily ordered a sign to be put up near the fake shark's aquarium stating that this shark cost the aquarium millions of yuan.

Why did they do that?!

And Chinese animal protection laws prohibiting trade in whale sharks prohibited them from showing the real shark.



The aquarium shared a model of what a cool shark they have

By the way, they banned selling them and now the aquariums are suffering because the Chinese bought them and ate them. It is believed that the fins of Chinese sharks contain life-giving power for potency and beauty. And so that they would not be eaten under the guise of aquariums, China simply banned everything.

By the way, a very similar thing happened with donkeys. Some donkey gland is considered a wildly useful ingredient for infusions and rubs, which is why there is an acute shortage of donkeys on the market in China.



And even the mermaid show didn't save it, and if they hadn't lied, such a number could have been staged!

As for the fake shark, the company claims in a press release that it never wanted to deceive visitors, but offered them a technologically advanced alternative.

Would you be satisfied with such an answer? Well, the Chinese are not either. They said that a hundred thousand visitors bought the first tickets without knowing that there was a fake, not a fish. And that the aquarium simply deceived a hundred thousand people, what kind of respect does it expect after that.



You can see the cheap plastic up close

It would be better if you didn't write in the brochure that you have a whale shark. In fact, you don't have one - the unambiguous verdict of visitors.