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Flicking through Fb and came across this photo, guess what caught my eye.............


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KOBE ANIMAL KINGDOM | Japan tourist destination
 
they have (or had) two. I found this zoo enthusiast's blog from 2015 where he labels them in the plural, and also has a photo of their nest platform.
Raptormaniacs: Kobe Animal Kingdom


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However, it was not easy to turn his dream of a zoo without cages or fences into reality. Staff trained the animals daily so that they would get used to being around humans and not feel too stressed or aggressive.

They had an especially difficult time training a shoebill stork -- a large gray bird that is an endangered species. When surrounded by a crowd, the stork can panic and attack.

The bird was put in a special shed and trained for a long time, step by step, until it was accustomed to humans.

At first, the windows were covered with leaves, and the bird was only able to see humans through the gaps. The leaves were gradually removed until finally, there were almost no barriers between it and humans.

The caretakers gave the bird constant attention for about 3 months to get it used to contact with humans. Thanks to their efforts, people can now approach it.
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As a fan of Kobe animal Kingdom, I am glad to share any information I know about it. To start off with the place is constantly changing so any blog entry can quickly get old. For example the only owls that remain now are Veraux's eagle owl, scops owl, brown wood owl and Siberian eagle owl.

The tapirs and the animals of the African wetland exhibit (red river hogs, marabou storks, african pied crow, sacred ibis) has been or will be transferred to the parks sister location Nasu animal kingdom which is making a wetland exhibit. While I don't know what the tapirs will be replaced with.

The African wetland exhibit will be replaced with exhibits which are concerning regarding welfare and safety :the rocky valley focusing on North American animals. While the beaver creek section (pecary, skunk and beaver) is complete from last year, there are preparing exhibits for prarie dogs, american red/pine squirrel, bald eagle, cougar, timber wolf, and black bear. I believe that the park should have chosen to exhibit smaller animals such as raccoons (which might need legal inspection) or Canada porcupine (which is rare in Japan if I know correctly). The exhibit is expected to open at 17 March. I also doubt that the park will have any new sections due to limited land, but I would like to see an expansion.

This is all I have for now. I hope you appreciate the information.
 
Fun fact on my trip to Japan I had a 1 month home-stay. Togo to Kobe animal kingdom I bought an annual pass.
 
(edited repost because the previous post had horrible grammar and spelling)Fun fact on my trip to Japan I had a 1 month home-stay. To go to Kobe animal kingdom almost everyday, I bought an annual pass.I am also waiting for your review aardvark.
 
Long wait.I must finish chimelong,then kyoto zoo,then kyoto aquarium and then kobe animal kingdom. i will post the review on the thread"aardvark second trip to japan"
 
Based on what I found on twitter, the timber wolves coming to Kobe are from the Higashiyama zoo. Their names are Hikaru, Genki, and Maikeru (Micheal). Hilaru has the "normal" colors and is from the same litter with Genki, Which is black with a grey muzzle and grey legs. Micheal is a completely black wolf which is one year older than the other two.
 
more details about the bear enclosure 神戸どうぶつ王国

Better then what I expected. The only problem is the lack of a cover and the electric wires surrounding the vegetation decreasing the space the bears have.

What do you guys think about this enclosure?
 
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