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World's Saddest Zoo: Lonely Bear And Isolated Animals In Grandview Mall Ocean World

Elaine Hannah
First Posted: Jul 20, 2016 08:44 AM EDT

The Grandview Aquarium, which is situated inside the mall in Guangzhou, China, is just like an isolated prison for the animals that are trapped there. These include animals such as bears, beluga whales, wolves and walruses.

Washington Post stated that a bear paced back and forth in a small enclosure, displaying behavior that experts say reflects stress and possible psychological problems. Meanwhile, the wolves lay in a small area and the walrus calves and belugas swam back and forth in confined spaces.

The Grandview Aquarium was named the "saddest zoo in the world." It is reported that the belugas are swimming in dirty water. On the other hand, the whale shark is confined to a small tank.


The animal welfare group said that the bear suffers for selfies. They are trapped in the middle of a shopping center in China. They said that the sad polar bear has no escape. It is nowhere to hide from people taking photos, which are banging on the windows and shouting. The environment truly did not meet the needs of any living bear, as noted by Huffington Post.

The situation of the animals provokes outraged across the nation. One commentator said that the owner of Grandview Mall Ocean World should be kept in a fishbowl for his whole life. Many concerned people are calling for the closure of this animal prison. Currently, there are more than 270,000 people, who have signed a petition to close the Grandview Aquarium.

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