Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Summer 2006 issue (No.663)

We will talk about the highlights and initiatives of Bear Hill that opened in April.
There is also a report on scientific analysis aimed at breeding mussels.
The first part of "Tracking the long-distance migration of Mongolian gazelles" is now published.

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Palm Cockatoo at Tama Zoo Cover description...Takahashi Kotaro
[Ueno Zoo]
Very popular! "Bear Hill"
[Ueno Zoo]
The aim of "Bear Hill"...Teruyuki Komiya
[Inokashira Park Zoo]
The difficult task of raising mussels: shellfish that cannot multiply without fish...Hiroshi Arai
[Tama Zoo]
"Borneo" takes to the skies
[I found a mysterious animal]
The shape of the hands reveals the lifestyles of gorillas and orangutans
Tracking the long-distance launch of the Mongolian gazelle (Part 1)...Shigenori Takatsuki
[Sapporo City Maruyama Zoo]
Breeding Cambodian Box Turtles: Breeding starts with keeping them healthy... by Naoya Honda
Readers' Photo Exhibition
[Inokashira Park Zoo]
Participating in the International Workshop on Tsushima Leopard Cat Wildcats...Kazuo Kobayashi
[Poetry and illustrations]
Bat...Poem by Ryo Kizaka, Illustration by Yoshifumi Hasegawa
[Talking about humans and animals]
Living with Snakes...Yumi Yoshimoto
[From the zoo lecture]
The evolution of fish seen at the aquarium - Tips on how to "see fish"...Ueno Teruya
Zoo Topics...From Overseas/Domestic/Tokyo
Library News from Akio Niizuma
[Ueno Zoo]
One day, "Koume"
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.
For more information, please see the Friends of the Association membership request page.

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.