Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Spring 2010 issue (No.678)

We will introduce the initiatives being undertaken at zoos, such as the first breeding Eastern Black Rhinoceros at Ueno Zoo and the year-round glow worm luminescence at Tama Zoo. We will also introduce animals and zoos from various angles, including the results of research conducted at zoos in collaboration with researchers, and the outbreak of Nomura's jellyfish!

[cover]
Cover description of the Japanese Inokashira Park Zoo...Hiroshi Nakamura
[Ueno Zoo]
Fossa on display for the first time in Japan!
[Ueno Zoo]
Breeding Eastern Black Rhinoceros: The Story of the First Successful Breeding in Ueno - Kazumi Tada and Eri Okuyama
Reader's Photo Exhibition
[Tama Zoo]
Efforts to make glowworms glow year-round - Improvements in rearing and display...Ryohei Watanabe
Why do Nomura's jellyfish bloom? Exploring the mechanisms of blooms from the perspective of the body and lifestyle... Shinichi
Seed dispersal by Asian Elephant: a collaborative study of wildlife ecology with zoos...Aimsa Campos-Arceis, Asia R. Larrinaga, Udayani R. Veerasinghe, Shigenori Takatsuki, and Luis Santamaria
[Poetry and illustrations]
Kingfisher...Poem by Kizaka Ryo, Illustration by Hasegawa Yoshifumi
[Talking about humans and animals]
Dog bones collected in the mountains... Hideyuki Shibata
[From the zoo lecture]
A report on the current situation of tigers, which are on the verge of extinction... by Kumi Togawa
Zoo Topics - From Overseas / From Japan / From Tokyo
Library News from Akio Niizuma
[Cover Animal Photo Gallery]
Inokashira Park Zoo Aquatic Life House...Arai Hiroshi
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.