A field guide to zoos and aquariums across Japan, where you can find every individual animal by name. A quiet place to prepare before you visit.

Every animalhas a name.

Individuals with names
169
Species
350
Facilities
287

Each dot is one recorded life. The vermilion dot is the one you cherish.

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No.0062In residence

Miu

ミウ

Asian Small-clawed OtterAonyx cinereus

Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

Sex
Male
Born
August 17, 2018
VU— Vulnerable

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No.0163In residence

Tao

タオ

Asian ElephantElephas maximus

札幌市円山動物園 (Sapporoshimaruyama Doubutsuen)

Sex
Unknown
Born
August 19, 2023
EN— Endangered
No.0157In residence

Haoko

ハオコ

Western Lowland GorillaGorilla gorilla

東京都恩賜上野動物園 (Toukyoutoonshiueno Doubutsuen)

Sex
Male
Born
August 21, 1993
CR— Critically Endangered
No.0064In residence

Shii

シイ

Asian Small-clawed OtterAonyx cinereus

Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

Sex
Female
Born
August 23, 2023
VU— Vulnerable
No.0063In residence

Buna

ブナ

Asian Small-clawed OtterAonyx cinereus

Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

Sex
Male
Born
August 23, 2023
VU— Vulnerable

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Hall of records

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A selection of individual animals, described only with facts supported by the current records.

No.0001In residence

Fuuta

風太

Red PandaAilurus fulgens

千葉市動物公園 (Chibashi Doubutsu Kouen)

Sex
Male
Born
July 5, 2003
EN— Endangered
No.0120In residence

Serena

セレナ

DugongDugong dugon

Toba Aquarium

Sex
Female
Born
Unknown
VU— Vulnerable
No.0002Status pending

Ichigo

イチゴ

Red PandaAilurus fulgens

横浜市立野毛山動物園 (Yokohama Shiritsu Nogeyama Doubutsuen)

Sex
Female
Born
July 28, 2012
EN— Endangered
No.0111In residence

Rabi

ラビー

Killer WhaleOrcinus orca

Kamogawa Sea World

Sex
Female
Born
January 11, 1998
DD— Data Deficient
Ailurus fulgensAonyx cinereusHydrochoerus hydrochaerisRhincodon typusOrcinus orcaHeteroconger hassiBathynomus giganteusMola molaCephalorhynchus commersoniiNeophocaena asiaeorientalisSpheniscus humboldtiDelphinapterus leucasMobula birostrisUrsus maritimusEnhydra lutrisBalaeniceps rexOtocolobus manulFelis margaritaChoeropsis liberiensisOkapia johnstoniPanthera unciaPhascolarctos cinereusVulpes zerdaAiluropoda melanoleucaDugong dugonOdobenus rosmarusPhoca larghaTursiops truncatusSpheniscus demersusEudyptes chrysocomeAptenodytes forsteriAurelia coeruleaVicugna pacosAptenodytes patagonicusPygoscelis papuaPygoscelis adeliaePygoscelis antarcticusSpheniscus magellanicusEudyptes chrysolophusEudyptula minorAndrias japonicusIdea leuconoeTrypoxylus dichotomusChelonia mydasCaretta carettaCentrochelys sulcataZalophus californianusEumetopias jubatus

Animals found at very few facilities

Explore rare animals

Rare exhibit

Dugong

Dugong dugon

Toba Aquarium is the only facility in Japan that keeps dugongs.

Rare exhibit

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is the only facility in Japan that keeps this species.

Rare exhibit

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Only a small number of facilities in Japan keep emperor penguins.

The rare-exhibit guide currently includes 8 species. Exhibits can change, so check the facility’s official information before visiting.

A living archive for every zoo and aquarium, and every individual animal remembered there.

Animals who have died and facilities that have closed remain here as records; their pages are not erased.