Majestic snow leopard wows crowd in Japan with trolling pounces
Spotting a snow leopard is no easy feat, so when a young baby snow leopard was born at the Omoriyama Zoo located in Akita prefecture,…
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Lovey-dovey spotted seal and zookeeper couple in Japan melts hearts online
On November 19th, 2022, the Twitter account of アザラシシーパラダイス Seal Sea Paradise (@aguhiyori) in Monbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan, posted a video of what may be the…
Koala in Japanese zoo poses like a Zen monk who has reached enlightenment
An agricultural park and zoo located in Minami Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, 淡路ファームパーク イングランドの丘 Awaji Farm Park England Hill (@englandhill_zoo) is home to six…
Japanese zoo outraged after criminal “box disposal” at their gate
More most people, taking care of a pet means being responsible for it and seeing it through to the end of its life. Unfortunately, however,…
Do tanuki really transform when you put a leaf on their head? Zoo in Japan puts the rumor to the test!
Sometimes called Japanese raccoon dogs, tanuki hold a special place in Japan. They are often depicted in folklore as magical shapeshifters and as traditional statues,…
Penguins at Japanese zoo look like a band about to start a concert
Japanese Twitter user 藪犬小夏 Yabuinu Konatsu (@yabuinukonatsu) recently visited のんほいパーク Non Hoi Park, formally known as the Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park in Toyohashi City,…
“I’m so over today” Hyena in Japanese zoo has the most relatable zoned out look
A photo posted on Twitter by the Kochi Prefectural Noichi Zoological Park in Konan City, Kochi Prefecture shows a spotted hyena in a totally relatable…
Tigers at Japanese zoo warm hearts with manga-like hijinks
On a recent trip to the Hamamatsu Zoo in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Riku (@rikunow) documented an amusing episode witnessed at the tiger enclosure that…
Boy at Japanese zoo gets a living “plumed helmet” from a curious flamingo
The Fuji Kachoen Garden Park is, according to its website, a “paradise of flowers and birds” nestled in the countryside of Shizuoka Prefecture. One day…
Zookeepers in a Japanese zoo challenge an ostrich to a dance-off with hilarious results
Nagasaki Bio Park is a nature and ecological park where visitors can interact with both plants and animals. Visitors can feed hippos, pet capybaras, and…
Hokkaido zoo and manga artists team up to protect animals during pandemic
Stay-at-home protocol and encouraged social distancing as a countermeasure to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) mean that even gathering in public facilities with…
Shizuoka’s Izu Shaboten Zoo welcomes adorable new baby llama
There is a new adorable face on the block at Izu Shaboten Zoo. On 3 October 2020, the zoo welcomed in a new baby llama,…
Meet Kei: an abandoned newborn anteater lovingly cared for by a Shizuoka zoo’s staff
The Izu Shaboten Zoo is located in the city of Ito, Shizuoka prefecture, and has all sorts of animals such as capybaras, chimpanzees, and kangaroos….
First Sand Cat Born in Japan to Make Its Public Debut
Nasu Animal Kingdom zoo in Tochigi Prefecture recently welcomed a new member to their family: a female kitten sand cat. The cat, still to be…
Giant Panda, Tantan, to be returned to China after 20 years in Kobe Zoo
Long-time, much-loved resident of Kobe City Oji Zoo, Tantan the panda will be making her way home to China this summer after 2 decades living…