Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Spring 2014 issue (No.694)

The cover Lion at Tama Zoo.
Lion Bus is celebrating its 50th anniversary since it began operations, and we look back on its history.
Other articles include the artificial raising of Giraffe in Eurasian Moorhen of Tama Zoo, the rearing of Chinese Pangolin at Ueno Zoo, and the familiar bird sparrow.

[Tama Zoo]
Lion Bus celebrates 50 years in operation!
[Tama Zoo]
Hand-rearing Giraffe and returning it to its herd: a first attempt in 50 years Eurasian Moorhen... Shimizu Isao
[Ueno Zoo]
Raising Chinese Pangolin- Various Tips on the Rearing Environment and Feeding...Ayumi Otaki
Readers' Photo Exhibition
[Special animal keeper Guide]
Waterfowl at Inokashira Park Zoo...Takahashi Kotaro
The most familiar bird, the sparrow...Mikami Osamu
[Poetry and illustrations]
Delicious...Poetry by Ryo Kizaka, Illustration by Yoshifumi Hasegawa
[Talking about humans and animals]
A penguin is a penguin... Yoshitaka Minowa
[From the zoo lecture]
Redesign: Searching for new ways to interact with nature... Jun Kawahara
Zoo News: From Tokyo, Japan, and Overseas
Book Reviews Animal Books
[Ueno Zoo]
Maned wolf cubs!
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.