Tokyo Friends of the Zoo
Animals and Zoos
Spring 2026 issue (No.742)
Animals and Zoos
Spring 2026 issue (No.742)
The cover features Xiao Xiao, Giant Panda who traveled to China in January 2026.
The issue begins with a record of Xiaoxiao and Leilei's journey from Ueno Zoo to Narita International Airport, and also covers a variety of topics, including efforts to breed the endangered Japanese endemic bird, the Ogasawara Greenfinch, Chimpanzee blood sampling training, and the aquatic life and changes in Shinobazu Pond Pond.
cover
Giant Panda (photographed at Ueno Zoo in December 2025)
article
- [Ueno Zoo] The day to say goodbye to the pandas: Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei
- [Ueno Zoo] Keeping rare species to protect them from extinction - What zoos should do for the Ogasawara Greenfinch
...Yukihiro Takahashi
- [Inokashira Park Zoo] Aiming to breed Yaku Is Sika Deer deer
...Tatsuya Ito
- [Tama Zoo] The process of successfully collecting blood from Chimpanzee: Individualized training methods and health management
...Sato Sumine
- A familiar body of water: Shinobazu Pond (note)
...Michi Amano, Mikako Takamatsu
Other
Reader-submitted photo exhibition
- Poem and illustration "Flamingo"
...Poem: Ryo Kisaka, Illustration: Yoshifumi Hasegawa
- Humans and animals talk about "those who live in the magma desert"
...Kana Nishitani (Izu Oshima Geopark Certified Geoguide)
• [From a zoo lecture] When, where, and how do wild medaka fish breed?
...Yuki Kondo
Zoo topics: From Tokyo / From within Japan / From overseas
Book Reviews: Animal Books
[Ueno Zoo] Goodbye, Chinese Pangolin
• Table of Contents Illustration: Manabu Ikeda
- Hand-drawn lettering and illustrations: Isao Makino
"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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