Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Spring 2006 issue (No.662)

In this breeding report, we will show you the growth process of the spotted poison dart frog.
The exhibition also introduces the mysteries of the ecology of Eurasian Least Shrew said to be the smallest in the world, and the ingenuity behind its exhibition, as well as research into measuring sex hormones from animal feces to ensure reproduction.

コバルトヤドクガエル
コバルトヤドクガエル

[cover]
Cobalt poison dart frog
[Tama Zoo]
"Dan" has grown up -Malayan Tapir of Tama
[Ueno Zoo]
Poison dart frog exhibit - Showing the growth process of spotted poison dart frogs... Kanehara Isao
[I found a mysterious animal]
[Inokashira Park Zoo] Can't help but save food - various food storage habits of Japanese Squirrel... Shinichi Sasaki
Eurasian Least Shrew Living in Hokkaido: The Ecology of the World's Smallest Mammal... by Jun Kawahara
[Tama Zoo]
Breeding and exhibiting Eurasian Least Shrew: Breeding the world's smallest mammal... Fumikazu Kikuchi
[Tama Zoo]
animal keeper 's Tools (2) Tama Zoo Insectarium
Raccoon Dog carry seeds: Analysis of feces from Raccoon Dog living in the suburbs of Tokyo...Mizuho Hirasawa
Understanding Animal Reproduction through Feces: Examining Sex Hormones in Feces at Zoos... by Satoshi Kusuda, Koki Morisumi, and Mamoru Doi
[Poetry and illustrations]
Bush Warbler...Poem by Kizaka Ryo, Illustration by Hasegawa Yoshifumi
[Talking about humans and animals]
Nature is the best designer...Ikuo Anazawa
[From the zoo lecture]
The dormouse: A mysterious hibernating mammal... by Akisaku Minato
Zoo Topics - From Overseas / From Japan / From Tokyo
Akio Nizuma's Library News
What baby is this?
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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