Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Winter 2006 issue (No.661)

Introducing a major project to create new breeding grounds for the endangered seabird albatross.
In this breeding report, we will report on the growth of Japanese Marten that has been artificially raised, and the process by which the new Chimpanzee becomes a part of the "Forest Where Chimpanzee Live."

[cover]
Cover description of Fennec Fox fox at Inokashira Park Zoo...Tsuneo Kizaki
A third breeding ground for albatrosses in the Ogasawara Islands - Hop, step, jump towards their revival! ...Hiroshi Hasegawa
Hana Hana Quiz
[Inokashira Park Zoo]
Raising a marten cub: Hand-rearing and growth of a zoo-born cub... Maki Sasaki
[Tama Zoo]
A new Chimpanzee becomes part of the group - until "Marina" becomes a mother... Takahara Yuki, Shimabara Naoki, Nagata Hiroki, Takamura Satomi
Reader's Photo Exhibition
[Poetry and illustrations]
Giant Tortoise... Poem by Ryo Kisaka, Illustration by Yoshifumi Hasegawa
[Talking about humans and animals]
Searching for Animals of the Edo Period... by Riko Imahashi
Zoo Topics - From Overseas / From Japan / From Tokyo
Library News from Akio Niizuma
Aiming to create zoos for the 21st century: Changing operational models of Tokyo Metropolitan zoos and aquariums... Hiroshi Sugaya
Hana Hana Quiz Answers
others

"Animals and the Zoo" is the magazine of Tokyo Friends of the Zoo. It is published four times a year and delivered to members.
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Back issues can be viewed at Ueno Zoo reference room. If you would like to view them, please check the reference room's usage guide.

We are looking for photos to submit

In the "Readers' Photo Exhibition" section, we are accepting animal photographs taken at zoos and aquariums by members of Tokyo Friends of the Zoo. Both color and black-and-white photos are welcome.

Please send your submissions to the editorial department's email address, henshubu@tokyo-zoo.net, with the subject line "Readers' Photo Exhibition," and include your address, name, membership number, the name of the zoo/aquarium and animal photographed, and a short note about your work (up to 10MB, 3 photos per submission). For further details, please see the "Readers' Photo Exhibition" page in the magazine.

We will send a small gift to everyone whose submission is featured.