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
305

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

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No.0159In residence

Riki

リキ

Western Lowland GorillaGorilla gorilla

Ueno Zoo

Sex
Male
Born
October 9, 2017
CR— Critically Endangered

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Latest news

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New posts gathered from official sites, official YouTube channels and news aggregators (e.g. Zoo Ring). See the source for details.

Facilities with recent updates

6

Number of announcements from official sites and press releases in the last 90 days (as of 2026-10-01). Not a view count.

  1. La Maxima Municipal Biopark 119 announcements
  2. Prague Zoo 59 announcements
  3. Tierpark Nordhorn 59 announcements
  4. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Nursery 42 announcements
  5. Taman Safari Indonesia (Bogor) 34 announcements
  6. Tashkent Zoo 28 announcements

Hall of records

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

No.0001In residence

Futa

風太

Red PandaAilurus fulgens

Chiba Zoological Park

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

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

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Rare exhibit

Dugong

Dugong dugon

Operating facilities registered on this site in Japan: 1

Rare exhibit

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Operating facilities registered on this site in Japan: 2

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.