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I'll travel to Japan in 2023 and I'ill visit many zoos and aquariums, including Toba, but the website of this aquarium is a disaster. I know that its zoological collection is spectacular, but I don't know which ones have their rare species. Do you still have an African manatee? What species of cetaceans and seals do they keep? what sharks? I hope you can help me.
 
aramacao said:
I'll travel to Japan in 2023 and I'ill visit many zoos and aquariums, including Toba, but the website of this aquarium is a disaster. I know that its zoological collection is spectacular, but I don't know which ones have their rare species. Do you still have an African manatee? What species of cetaceans and seals do they keep? what sharks? I hope you can help me.
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Well, there's far more to Toba than just their mammals. But I can list them here for you.

West African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis)
Dugong (Dugong dugon)
Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii)
Narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
South American sea lion (Otaria byronia)
California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
Gray seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Spotted seal (Phoca largha)
Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica)

Japanese bullhead shark (Heterodontus japonicus)
Gray bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)
Draughtsboard shark (Cephaloscyllium isabellum)
Izu catshark (Scyliorhinus tokubee)
Cloudy catshark (Scyliorhinus torazame)
Japanese topeshark (Hemitriakis japanica)
Banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium)
Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)
Mandarin dogfish (Cirrhigaleus barbifer)
Japanese angelshark (Squatina japonica)

I encourage you to look at more than the large, charismatic stuff though. You might find a hidden rarity like their magnificent foxfaces, or the Japanese sea biscuits. You might be pleasantly surprised. Japanese aquariums, especially large ones like Toba, thrive on small species that aren't very attractive to normies, but they are really quite amazing and fascinating creatures.
 
eferringThanks a lot. I was referring to mammals and sharks because they are star species. but obviously I will carefully observe all the species, especially Japanese native animals. I think I'll open a new thread to ask about rare species from all the zoos and aquariums I intend to visit.
to mammals and sThanks a lot. I was referring to mammals and sharks because they are star species. but obviously I will carefully observe all the species, especially Japanese native animals.

I think I'll open a new thread to ask about rare species from all the zoos and aquariums I intend to visit.harks because they are star species. but obviously I will carefully observe all the species, especially Japanese native animals. I think I'll open a new thread to ask about rare species from all the zoos and aquariums I intend to visit.
 
aramacao said:
I'll travel to Japan in 2023 and I'ill visit many zoos and aquariums, including Toba, but the website of this aquarium is a disaster. I know that its zoological collection is spectacular, but I don't know which ones have their rare species. Do you still have an African manatee? What species of cetaceans and seals do they keep? what sharks? I hope you can help me.
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aramacao said:
eferringThanks a lot. I was referring to mammals and sharks because they are star species. but obviously I will carefully observe all the species, especially Japanese native animals. I think I'll open a new thread to ask about rare species from all the zoos and aquariums I intend to visit.
to mammals and sThanks a lot. I was referring to mammals and sharks because they are star species. but obviously I will carefully observe all the species, especially Japanese native animals.

I think I'll open a new thread to ask about rare species from all the zoos and aquariums I intend to visit.harks because they are star species. but obviously I will carefully observe all the species, especially Japanese native animals. I think I'll open a new thread to ask about rare species from all the zoos and aquariums I intend to visit.
I visited in October and I saw quite a few rarities, just as expected. They exhibit 2 alaskan sea otters, 2 of 3 in Japan. 3 Commerson's dolphins are exhibited next to the otters. A large number of Baikal seals are exhibited near the dolphins. Their shark tank is not that astounding, but they hold naitive species such as japanese bullhead sharks. Along with these, they have sandtiger sharks, common stingrays, and Banded houndshark along with occaisional tiger shark pups. Their rare mammals include African Manatees, a Dugong, Indopacific finless porpoise, and others. They do not hold blue ringed octopuses any more nor do they exhibit hawksbill turtles and parrotfish, at least not publicly. I was fortunate enough to be let Backyard and see the Loggerhead/Hawksbill hybrid. The Finless porpoise breeds there and I saw a baby. Hope you enjoy your visit!
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Thank you very much for your comment and good wishes.

I want to ask a new question: How much time do you think is necessary to make a calm visit, seeing all the species well and taking many photos of them? We want to visit ISE Zoo Paradise on the same day, because it's very close to Toba, and they exhibit some great rarities, such as Cape clawless otters.
 
aramacao said:
Thank you very much for your comment and good wishes.

I want to ask a new question: How much time do you think is necessary to make a calm visit, seeing all the species well and taking many photos of them? We want to visit ISE Zoo Paradise on the same day, because it's very close to Toba, and they exhibit some great rarities, such as Cape clawless otters.
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Toba is a very dense facility. There's a lot to look at in the aquarium. Ise is a normal aquarium in that term, so I would assume it would be all day for Toba if you want to visit on a "calm" schedule.
 
aramacao said:
I think the only really interesting species at ISE are the otters, although I'm sure there's something else.
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Ise recently renovated and has a new seahorse room with species I've never seen anywhere else, like Hippocampus haema, the Korean seahorse.
 
I know next to nothing about Ise, but there are definitely more than just some otters.
 
Perfect, I take note of all the advices, I no longer remembered the seahorses, it's true.
 
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