Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Fall 2023 issue (No.732)

The cover features the Japanese Crested Ibis at Tama Zoo.
We would like to introduce our ongoing efforts to hatch and raise chicks, with the aim of seeing the Japanese crested Crested Ibis fly again in the skies of Japan in the future.
In "Funji and Gray: The First Giraffe to Arrive in Japan," we trace back documents and unravel new information that has come to light about Giraffe that have made their mark on the history Giraffe in Japan.
We will also be bringing you a wealth of information, including information on Tama Zoo 's efforts to survey the insects that live within the zoo, and information on food management at Tokyo Sea Life Park.

[Cover] Crested Ibis at Tama Zoo
Cover description...Junko Ishii
[Ueno Zoo] The Enchanting "Nocturnal House"
[Tama Zoo]
Raising Japanese crested Crested Ibis to soar across the skies of Japan - the challenge of natural hatching and rearing chicks
...Junko Ishii
Readers' Photo Exhibition
[Tama Zoo]
Butterfly survey in the park - what has become clear from ongoing surveys...Junpei Tsunoda
Funji and Gray The first Giraffe to come to Japan... Megu Gunji
Readers' Photo Exhibition
The relationship between humans and animals seen through culture...Etsuo Narushima
[Tokyo Sea Life Park]
Keeping "live food" at the aquarium... Ryosuke Komi and Yasushi Furuhashi
[Poetry and Illustration] Aardvark...Poetry by Ryo Kizaka Illustration by Yoshifumi Hasegawa
[Talking about humans and animals] Tears of African Bush Elephant 10 years later... Airi Yamawaki
[Tokyo Sea Life Park]
I let Common Murre incubate the dummy eggs.
Zoo News from Tokyo / Japan / Overseas
Book Reviews Animal Books
[Ueno Zoo] A first for Ueno! Twin Black Lemur born

others

*Apologies and corrections for the Fall 2023 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.