Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Winter 2007 issue (No.665)

We introduce the relationship between the wildcats of Tsushima Leopard Cat, the home of the Tsushima wildcat, and the mother flying hare's "laissez-faire" parenting style.
We will report on the critical situation of amphibians rapidly declining around the world, based on the current situation in Japan and a report from the CBSG General Meeting.

[cover]
Ueno Zoo 's Collared Peccary and American Bison Cover Description...Sugimoto Fukuji
[Tsushima Wildlife Conservation Center Fukuoka City Zoo]
Visiting the Homeland of the Tsushima Leopard Cat Wildlife Conservation Center
[Ueno Zoo]
Raising a flying rabbit - Mother takes a "laissez-faire" approach... Hatsue Namaizawa and Atsushi Hirota
[I found a mysterious animal]
Comparing the feet of large penguins: Emperor penguins and King Penguin...Teruyuki Komiya
Amphibian populations are declining - the threat to our familiar frogs...Kinji Fukuyama
[Asa Zoological Park, Hiroshima City]
Rescue the Amphibians: Report from CBSG 2006, Asa Zoological Park, Hiroshima City...Kazushi Kuwahara
Readers' Photo Exhibition
[Ueno Zoo] Thank you for your help!!
They look identical, but let's compare them and see what's different!
[Poetry and illustrations]
Uribo...Poetry by Ryo Kizaka, Illustration by Yoshifumi Hasegawa
[Talking about humans and animals]
Wu-Tang's Duff Duff...Makiko Nishizawa
Zoo Topics...From Overseas/Domestic/Tokyo
Akio Nizuma's Library News
[Ueno Zoo Tama Zoo Tokyo Sea Life Park Inokashira Park Zoo]
The main characters of the Year of the Pig in 2007! Introducing the animals associated with the Chinese zodiac
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.