Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Winter 2021 issue (No.721)

We will introduce "Panda Forest," which opened in September 2020, and look back at the panda houses to date.
The breeding report will cover efforts to raise long-term octopuses at Tokyo Sea Life Park, the current state of stork habitats on the continent, and the activities of the sculpture garden at Inokashira Park Zoo.

[Cover] Ri Ri, Giant Panda at Ueno Zoo
Cover description... Yuko Tojo
[Ueno Zoo] "Panda Forest" has opened.
[Ueno Zoo] The History of the Panda Enclosure
[Tokyo Sea Life Park] The mystery of the flapjack octopus is gradually being revealed... Ryosuke Komi
Reader's Photo Exhibition
Storks on the mainland and their habitats... Su Yunshan
[Inokashira Park Zoo]
Seibo Kitamura and the Sculpture Garden: Aiming to Disseminate New Values... Urata Hijikata
[Poem and Illustration] Bagworm... Poem by Ryo Kisaka, Illustration by Yoshifumi Hasegawa
[Humans Talk About Animals] Crew Members of the Same Ship... Hoshi-ni
Zoo news: From Tokyo / From within Japan / From overseas
Book Reviews: Animal Books
[Ueno Zoo] Red Panda in the "Panda Forest"

others

*Apologies and corrections for the Winter 2021 issue

"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.