Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Spring 2013 issue (No.690)

The report also includes information on efforts to restore an environment where fireflies can fly around freely, improvements to nest boxes for breeding Toco Toucans, and the results of a survey on the changes in animal species kept in Japanese zoos, which are said to have been on the decline in recent years.

[cover]
King Penguin cover description from Tokyo Sea Life Park...Tatsuya Yamamoto
[Tama Zoo]
The migration of African Bush Elephant "Tomu"
[Tama Zoo]
Aiming for a zoo where fireflies fly around: Restoring the aquatic environment in a hilly area using Genji Firefly as an indicator... Tsutomu Sugita
[Ueno Zoo]
Breeding Toco Toucans through improved breeding environment...Miyuki Maeda
Readers' Photo Exhibition
[Special animal keeper Guide]
The ecology of penguins at Tokyo Sea Life Park...Tatsuya Yamamoto
Has "the norm" changed? ──Investigating the changes in the species kept at zoos in Japan... Tama Zoo Species Survey Group
[Tama Zoo]
Mandarin Duck' "change of clothes"...Izumi Tsuchiya
[Poetry and illustrations]
Dolphin...Poetry by Ryo Kizaka, Illustration by Yoshifumi Hasegawa
[Talking about humans and animals]
Is it possible to plan an experience to learn about insects?
[From the zoo lecture]
The superpower of bonito and tuna...Hiroki Abe
Zoo News: From Tokyo, Japan, and Overseas
Book Reviews Animal Books
[Tokyo Sea Life Park]
Ocellated icefish spawn!
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.