A really cool exhibit. The flat tables are shallow trays of soil and leaves, covered in glass, which the moles rest in and burrow through, and they travel up the tubes which lead between different tanks. Unfortunately for me, all those green labels everywhere are notices saying that the animals are not on display! Usually there are multiple species of mole and shrew on display, but currently (as of my visit at least) only two species were present in the house - the Japanese Mole Mogera wogura and the Ezo Least Shrew Sorex minutissimus hawkeri.
You might have skipped a good 10 years on the date in the photo subtitle
By the way how did you find this exhibit? Good for the animals or a stretch to expose them to visitors in any way possible? Would you think such an exhibit could be replicated in Europe/Asia or America, or even Australia with marsupial moles?
@Mickey
An interesting husbandry system. I've only seen it with leaf-cutter ants. I could imagine it being a good idea to use something like this in Europe or America. But moles are very difficult to keep alive, so they're rarely kept. I think if this husbandry system were adopted, it would be more likely for naked mole rats or something similar.
