The Winter 2026 issue of "Animals and Zoos" is now available!
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Updated on January 2, 2026
Artificial rearing, a method used to save lives, sometimes presents various challenges. What are the "lessons" that orangutans need to learn to live as orangutans?
A former zookeeper at Tama Zoo shares their reflections. Ueno Ueno Zoo also features a report from animal keeper on the relationships between elephants. In addition, we bring you a wide range of topics related to animals, including tracking the migration of swans and the hunting techniques of Tufted Puffin!
"Animals and Zoos" brings you information on a wide range of topics, not just zoos and aquariums in Tokyo. We hope you enjoy this issue!
"Animals and the Zoo" is the magazine of Tokyo Friends of the Zoo.
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The latest issue is available at the gift shops of Ueno Zoo, Tama Zoo, Tokyo Sea Life Park, and Inokashira Park Zoo, as well as through the online shopping site "TOKYO ZOO SHOP" and Shosen Grande.
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Bornean Orangutan at Tama Zoo
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- [Tama Zoo] Supporting the "learning" of Bornean Orangutan
...Tatsuya Yamamoto
・The Skywalk's 20-Year Journey
...Hidetoshi Kurotori
- [Ueno Zoo] Asian Elephant "Arun" becomes independent and "Surya" and "Uthai" start new lives
...Shohei Yamaguchi
The world as seen through the eyes of a swan
...Tetsuro Shimada
Why don't they drop their prey? The hunting techniques of Tufted Puffin—underwater photography attempts to unravel their foraging behavior.
... Yuka Hatayama
Other
・Readers' photo exhibition
・Poem and illustration "Platypus"...Poem: Ryo Kizaka Illustration: Yoshifumi Hasegawa
・Talking about humans and animals
"The True Face of the Mythical Beast" ... Wakusaka Sohei (Writer)
・[Ueno Zoo] White-handed Gibbon raises its first child
・Zoo topics from Tokyo/Japan/Overseas
・Book Reviews Animal Books
・[Inokashira Park Zoo] Baby Japanese Serow are growing up!
・Table of contents illustrations.... Ikeda Manabu
・Hand-drawn letters and illustrations...Isao Makino
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(January 2, 2026)