Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Fall 2017 issue (No.708)

We will introduce the process from the birth of Ueno Zoo 's Giant Panda "Xiang Xiang" to the decision on her name.
We will bring you a report on the mysterious rearing of the deep-sea creature, the common octopus, which has been attracting attention in recent years; unexpected research results on the pregnancy of a green anaconda kept alone for eight years; and conservation efforts for the Iriomote wildcat and the Taiwan wildcat.

[Cover] Giant Panda at Ueno Zoo Cover description... Keishi Saito
[Ueno Zoo]
A growth record of the baby Giant Panda "Xiang Xiang"
[Ueno Zoo]
"Children's Zoo STEP" finally opens!
[Tokyo Sea Life Park]
Raising flapjack octopuses through trial and error—challenging the mysteries of deep-sea creatures
...Ryosuke Komi
Reader's Photo Exhibition
[Ueno Zoo]
Do only female green anacondas reproduce?...Shuichi Sakata
The Iriomote wildcat and its closest neighbors: present and future...Masako Izawa
[Special animal keeper Guide]
Tokyo Tokyo Sea Life Park...Mayuko Muramatsu
[From the zoo lecture]
Flower Restaurant Sales Strategy...Taeko Tada
[Poetry and Illustration] Naked Mole-rat...Poetry by Ryo Kizaka Illustration by Yoshifumi Hasegawa
[Talking about humans and animals] Curiosity and adventurous spirit... Kiyohiko Ikeda
Zoo News: From Tokyo, Japan, and Overseas
Book Reviews Animal Books
[Ueno Zoo]
Aye-aye 's children are growing up healthy
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.
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