Shanghai Zoo launches night tours for observing animals' nocturnal behaviors

The Shanghai Zoo has recently introduced summer night tours where tourists can observe zoo animals' nocturnal behaviors using flashlights under the guidance of zoo staff, offering a unique experience compared to the usual noisy and crowded daytime visit.

Guided by zoo staff and using low-intensity flashlights, visitors can observe the behaviors of nocturnal animal species, including black leopards and otters known for being more active at night, as well as daytime animals such as red pandas settling into their night-time routines.

"At night, it's more mysterious, and we can observe animals unseen during the day. Compared with daytime crowdedness, the quiet chance tonight allows us to observe animals from relevant unique perspectives," said a visitor.

The summer night tour is offered two to three times a week, totaling 40 events, including adult night tours, children's overnight stays, and parent-child night tours, running until October 7.

Shanghai Zoo launches night tours for observing animals' nocturnal behaviors

Shanghai Zoo launches night tours for observing animals' nocturnal behaviors

Even under assumptions that the U.S.-Israel war on Iran does not persist past April and that traffic through the Strait of Hormuz gradually resumes, the world will face the pressure of rising oil prices throughout this year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday.

In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook released on Tuesday, the EIA raised the forecast of Brent crude oil spot price for 2026 to 96 U.S. dollars per barrel from the previous forecast of 79 U.S. dollars a barrel.

Retail gasoline and diesel prices will continue the rising trend this year, said the outlook.

The outlook maintains a risk premium on crude oil prices throughout the forecast period, as the EIA expects uncertainty around future supply disruptions to keep prices above pre-conflict levels.

"Once flows through the Strait of Hormuz resume, we assume it will take time to resolve the backlog and disruption to oil tanker routes and trade flows and that the potential for future disruptions will remain at risk and create a premium in the oil price," it said.

US Energy Information Administration forecasts rising oil prices throughout 2026