National Mar 7, 2021
Pandas at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo mate for first time in four years
The pandas were put in the same enclosure Saturday after showing strong signs of being in heat.
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Mar 3, 2021
Emma will soon travel to Tobu Zoo in Saitama Prefecture where a 10-year-old fellow rhino "Moran" has been lined up to be her first suitor.
National Dec 16, 2020
A female staff member suffered scratch wounds on her head and arms Tuesday when a black panther attacked her through a fence in a zoo in the southwestern city of Kagoshima, the zoo operator said. The woman in her 20s was observing the panther at ...
National Dec 10, 2020
Tokyo panda Xiang Xiang's return to China pushed back by pandemic
Tokyo Metropolitan Government has agreed with Chinese authorities to push back through next May the return of Xiang Xiang, the popular female offspring of a giant panda couple on loan from China, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Thursday. Xiang Xiang, born in ...
National Nov 23, 2020
A male giant panda cub has been born at a zoo in Adventure World in Wakayama Prefecture, the leisure facility said. The panda is 20.5 centimeters long and weighs 157 grams, the facility in the town of Shirahama said Sunday. It is the 17th panda ...
National Nov 2, 2020
The baby elephant, born on Saturday, measures 1 meter in height to its back and weighs 120.5 kilograms.
National Oct 28, 2020
Panda fans can see Xiang Xiang online before her return to China
Ueno zoo will release photos of the 3-year-old giant panda on its website Wednesday and start offering smartphone wallpapers of Xiang Xiang on Nov. 3.
National Oct 22, 2020
Endangered Japanese crane population on the rise in Hokkaido
The iconic bird, which symbolizes longevity and good luck, was almost wiped out in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
World Oct 17, 2020
Zoo closures put conservation programs in jeopardy
by Amandas Ong
Animal welfare and research facilities around the world are feeling the financial pinch of the coronavirus pandemic.
National Oct 2, 2020
Tokyo is set to extend the lease on a giant panda couple on loan from China, while their popular female offspring Xiang Xiang will depart the Japanese capital as planned by the end of the year, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Friday. Koike said Tokyo is ...
National Sep 27, 2020
The fish, which was likely caught in waters off Kyushu, has been raised at the Kagoshima City Aquarium since its opening in 1997.
National Sep 23, 2020
The animal, named Emma, will be sent to its new home in Saitama Prefecture in March.