Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Summer 2011 issue (No.683)

The cover features Ri Ri, Giant Panda at Ueno Zoo.
After the renovation of the panda house, you can now see them up close.
We will introduce the process of incorporating hand-raised Chimpanzee into a group, as well as ecological research on Adelie penguins at Showa Station in Antarctica.

[cover]
Ueno Zoo Giant Panda Cover Description... Hiroshi Kuramochi
Giant Panda on display at Ueno Zoo: They eat well, play well, and sometimes sleep
[Tama Zoo]
How Jin, a hand-raised Chimpanzee, joined the group... Shinichi Kioka, Mika Shimizu, Hiroki Nagata, and Jun Higashikawakami
[Ueno Zoo]
Changes observed in Domestic Horse hooves - Improved ground conditions in enclosures...Tatsuya Yamamoto
Readers' Photo Exhibition
Ecological research on Adelie penguins at Showa Station in Antarctica - Seeing Antarctica from the "eyes" of penguins... by Koshu Takahashi
[Ueno Zoo Vivarium]
Amphibian and Reptile Guide: Protect
[Special animal keeper Guide]
The Antarctic and Arctic tanks at Tokyo Sea Life Park...Takashi Kifune
[Overseas training report]
Learning at the San Diego Zoo: Amphibian and Reptile Care and Conservation...by Shuichi Sakata
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums...Shigeyuki Yamamoto
[Poetry and illustrations]
Red Panda...Poem by Ryo Kizaka, Illustration by Yoshifumi Hasegawa
[Talking about humans and animals]
The Great Earthquake and Kunimasu...Masaaki Nishiki
[From the zoo lecture]
Japan: A diverse range of rabbits living in the country - Fumio Yamada
Zoo Topics - From Overseas / From Japan / From Tokyo
[Tama Zoo]
Thank you Molly
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.