Japans oldest Red panda died 
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Japan’s oldest lesser panda dies at the ripe old ‘age over 100’：The Asahi Shimbun
:Japan’s oldest lesser panda dies at the ripe old ‘age over 100’：The Asahi Shimbun
Akiyoshidai Safari Land
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The title of the article is a bit misleading as the oldest red panda was actually born in 1994 at the Ikeda Zoo, Okayama. It should be viewed as ... "an in human terms" age.
Out of interest: what is the maximum longevity of red panda male and female in captivity in general?
Out of interest: what is the maximum longevity of red panda male and female in captivity in general?
Animallover23
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Akiyoshidai Safari Land, Japan
Are male and female southern white rhinos Shiro and Mido deceased?
Are male and female southern white rhinos Shiro and Mido deceased?
I'm not sure when they passed away, but I know that Akiyoshidai no longer has White rhinos and currently houses an Indian rhino.
While this isn’t too impressive by western standards, Akiyoshidai Safari Land bred marabou storks for the first time ever in Japan. The two chicks are parent raised. The zoo has kept parents Kin and Gin since 2009. The zoo is also one of the only places (if not the only place) in Japan to train free flight to marabous.
According to this article there are 17 individuals in ten zoos in Japan including ASL. But I don’t know if this takes unaccredited zoos and the private trade into account.
According to this article there are 17 individuals in ten zoos in Japan including ASL. But I don’t know if this takes unaccredited zoos and the private trade into account.
While I don’t think names are a big deal to share name, it’s only fair that these two young ones (who are almost the same size as their parents) which are a part in Japanese zoo history do get some recognition. The older (by two days) chick is named Akane (0.1) while the younger one is called Kohaku.l (1.0).
Kin and Gin have laid two eggs this year as well. This time the neat is built on a tree instead of a shelter. Unfortunately, according to the tweet announcing this news, the female Kin is not as interested in incubating the eggs as much as her partner Gin.
Take the eggs for artificial incubation ..., give the male surrogate eggs and let the eggs - if fertile - hatch in the incubator and place the chicks, if any, back under the male and take away the surrogate eggs...
One of the eggs has finally hatched. Gin is raising the chick alone.
https://x.com/aki_safariland/status/1930022247458320700
Is the female Kin imprinted upon humans or do we know the reason why she behaviorally does not what would come naturally in marabou storks?