Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Winter 2026 issue (No.741)

Artificial rearing, a method used to save lives, sometimes presents various challenges.
What kind of "learning" is necessary for orangutans to live as orangutans?
A former zookeeper at Tama Zoo shares their recollections.

Ueno Zoo has published a report from animal keeper about the relationships between elephants.

In addition, we'll bring you a wide range of topics related to wildlife, including tracking swan migrations and the hunting techniques of Tufted Puffin!

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Bornean Orangutan at Tama Zoo

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- [Tama Zoo] Supporting the "learning" of Bornean Orangutan
...Tatsuya Yamamoto
・The Skywalk's 20-Year Journey
...Hidetoshi Kurotori
- [Ueno Zoo] Asian Elephant "Arun" becomes independent and "Surya" and "Uthai" start new lives
...Shohei Yamaguchi
The world as seen through the eyes of a swan
...Tetsuro Shimada
Why don't they drop their prey? The hunting techniques of Tufted Puffin—underwater photography attempts to unravel their foraging behavior.
... Yuka Hatayama

Talking about humans and animals

• "The True Face of Mythical Beasts" - Sohei Wakasaka (Writer)

Other

・Readers' photo exhibition
・Poem and illustration "Platypus"...Poem: Ryo Kizaka Illustration: Yoshifumi Hasegawa
- [Ueno Zoo] White-handed Gibbon raise their first offspring
・Zoo topics from Tokyo/Japan/Overseas
Book Reviews: Animal Books
・[Inokashira Park Zoo] Baby Japanese Serow are growing up!

・Table of contents illustrations.... Ikeda Manabu
・Hand-drawn letters and illustrations...Isao Makino

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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