Ueno Zoo Tokyo - Ueno Zoo

Yea and the Tokyo metro is nice enough that residents and tourists can be in Tama Zoo in no time to see the big charismatic animals.

Tho looking at Tama Zoo, even many of these exhibits aren't rly as nice as what you'd see in NA and Europe. So have both zoos work to make a master plan that'll increase animal welfare and give zoo guests a more interesting experience

 

If only Tama Zoo would start exhibiting crested ibis.
There was talk two years ago that the Tama Zoo would exhibit the ibis, but no progress has been made since then.

 

Too bad most of the small mammals and rare birds are not sustainable! (Except for endemic species)

 

Sadly, it appears that Jiro, the forty-year-old bull Nile Hippo has recently passed away, because according to hipposworld.de, it states that 'In January 2023, 1 cow lived in the zoo. Unfortunately, further information about the animal is not known.'. hipposworld.de/halterdetails4.php?ISBN1=X0087
I'm assuming the cow seen was eleven-year-old Yui, who moved there in 2015.

 

I now have confirmation that Jiro (the Nile Hippo bull) died March 21st, 2022 at thirty-eight years and eight months old of circulatory failure.
カバの「ジロー」が死亡しました（※死因は循環不全でした） ｜ 東京ズーネット (tokyo-zoo.net)

 

This year, aye-aye babies were born in January and May. Ueno now has (6.5) aye-ayes!
アイアイの子どもが成育中です

 

I think the Ueno Aye aye's facilities is the worst I've ever visited to see them. I have seen aye ayes in several zoos and none of them have been so complicated, except San Diego, where it's directly imposible.

 

I've seen the skunk exhibit. Pretty nice, with lots of hiding spaces and dens. It used to be a part of the Porcupine enclosure, but they just added a wall and more dens. I don't think the Porcupine is too bothered. It was and still is the biggest enclosure I've ever seen housing porcupines. (I always thought the porcupine was too spoiled with 3 shelters with air conditioning, and around 3-4 rooms)

 

The okapi has died, so there are no okapi at Ueno Zoo
オカピの「トト」が死亡しました

 

@Veno Oh No! He was always the first rare and exciting species I saw when I entered the Zoo!(I always enter from the back gate to avoid the crowd). I will miss him...RIP.

 

3 Sumatran tiger cubs were born on December 4th! Currently, Ueno Zoo has 8 Sumatran tigers(1.4.3).
スマトラトラのミンピが出産しました！

 

The last Barbary sheep at Ueno Zoo passed away on December 4th.
バーバリーシープ（オス）が死亡しました

 

Are there still Barbary sheep in other Japansese collections?

 

There should be - none in major collections as far as I know but Hirakawa and Tobu should still have them?

 

Yes, this species exists in many other Japanese zoos but Ueno Zoo will not introduce this species.

 

On my visit to Sado Island, one of the Ibis keepers told me that because the population of the birds are now stable on Sado, they are trying to introduce them into Honshu. Ishikawa, Niigata are the main locations due to the fact that it was the natural habitat of the Ibis before its extinction in Japan, and that the farmers over there are willing to stop pesticide use. This will ultimately increase the ibis population, so Tama Zoo may start exhibiting them soon.

 

Of curiosity...
Does Ueno still have Japanese Dormouse at present?

 

I didn't see this specie when I was there in May.

 

Is Japanese Dormouse only avaliable in Ueno?

 

They are in the second nocturnal house, below the small mammals house.

They are also in Morioka zoo, Tama Zoo, Toyama Family Park, and Kochi City Zoo.