Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Fall 2010 issue (No.680)

The cover features a water shrew at Tama Zoo.
As the name suggests, it is a rodent that lives in rivers and other places, but is closely related to moles.
We will introduce the difficulties faced in raising water mice and the creative ideas that were put into creating an exhibit, such as providing a water source.
The twists and turns of the journey to building a relationship of trust with Asian Elephant.

[cover]
Tama Zoo Water Mouse Cover Description... Kikuchi Fumiichi
[Tama Zoo]
Amur Tiger cub born
[Ueno Zoo]
Kohei Aoki has been in charge of raising Asian Elephant for five years now - building a relationship of trust with the elephants through training
[Tama Zoo]
The first water vole exhibit - a two-story home with a pool... Fumiichi Kikuchi
Reader's Photo Exhibition
[Special animal keeper Guide]
"Birds of Japan I" at Ueno Zoo...Yukihiro Takahashi
The Japanese black salamander of Mt. Minamikami - A unique ecology discovered through conservation activities...Takada Koji
[Inokashira Park Zoo]
Marten's fur
[Poetry and illustrations]
Lion...Poem by Ryo Kizaka, Illustration by Yoshifumi Hasegawa
[Talking about humans and animals]
Don't pick on something before you try it...Masataka Watanabe
[From the zoo lecture]
Our relationship with wildlife that creates biodiversity in Japan...Mayumi Yokoyama
Zoo Topics - From Overseas / From Japan / From Tokyo
Library News from Akio Niizuma
Wild orangutans crossed a suspension bridge made of fire hoses! ...Hidetoshi Kurotori
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.