The Spring 2026 issue of the magazine "Animals and Zoos" is now available!
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Updated on April 1, 2026
The cover features Xiao Xiao, Giant Panda who traveled to China in January 2026.
The issue begins with a record of Xiaoxiao and Leilei's journey from Ueno Zoo to Narita International Airport, and also covers a variety of topics, including efforts to breed the endangered Japanese endemic bird, the Ogasawara Greenfinch, Chimpanzee blood sampling training, and the aquatic life and changes in Shinobazu Pond Pond.
"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.
cover
Giant Panda (photographed at Ueno Zoo in December 2025)
article
- [Ueno Zoo] The day to say goodbye to the pandas: Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei
- [Ueno Zoo] Keeping rare species to protect them from extinction - What zoos should do for the Ogasawara Greenfinch
...Yukihiro Takahashi
- [Inokashira Park Zoo] Aiming to breed Yaku Is Sika Deer deer
...Tatsuya Ito
- [Tama Zoo] The process of successfully collecting blood from Chimpanzee: Individualized training methods and health management
...Sato Sumine
- A familiar body of water: Shinobazu Pond (note)
...Michi Amano, Mikako Takamatsu
Other
・Readers' photo exhibition
- Poem and illustration "Flamingo"
...Poem: Ryo Kisaka, Illustration: Yoshifumi Hasegawa
・Talking about humans and animals
"Those who live in the magma desert"
...Kana Nishitani (Izu Oshima Geopark Certified Geoguide)
• [From a zoo lecture] When, where, and how do wild medaka fish breed?
...Yuki Kondo
・Zoo topics from Tokyo/Japan/Overseas
Book Reviews: Animal Books
[Ueno Zoo] Goodbye, Chinese Pangolin
・Table of contents illustrations.... Ikeda Manabu
・Hand-drawn letters and illustrations...Isao Makino
others
(April 1, 2026)