zoogeekmaelstrom
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Ezo brown bear Polo passed away on October 2. This leaves Ueno with only one brown bear left.
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I've heard Ueno Zoo's nocturnal house is not open at all hours, but have not been able to find it's opening hours online. I will be visiting Ueno early next year and would love to know when the nocturnal house is open.
Both the nocturnal houses in the West and East Gardens are accessible from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. While this may not affect your trip, please note that the nocturnal house in the West Garden will be closed for construction from this November 5 to January 1.
I'm not familiar with the significant species present, but I can provide the list of species in the Small Mammal House, including the nocturnal house in the basement. Please be aware that these species won't be available for viewing during that time.
African pygmy mouse (Mus minutoides)
Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)
Brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata)
Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus)
Common degu (Octodon degus)
Common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)
Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
Greater Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus orientalis)
Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus)
House mouse (Mus musculus)
Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga)
Japanese grass vole (Alexandromys montebelli)
Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
Large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus)
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
Night monkey (Aotus sp.)
Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul)
Prevost's squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
Prince Demidoff's bushbaby (Galagoides demidovii)
Pygmy slow loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus)
Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis)
Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus inopinatus)
Senegal bushbaby (Galago senegalensis)
Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata)
Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)
Small Japanese field mouse (Apodemus argenteus)
Southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
Spectral tarsier (Tarsius sp.)
Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)
Woodland dormouse (Graphiurus murinus)
Ueno Zoo is planning significant renovations for the African ungulate area and the Japanese macaque exhibit. They announced earlier this year that the Japanese macaque exhibit will be redesigned next year to recreate a forest habitat similar to those where wild Japanese macaques live.
The renovation of the African ungulate area will be designed by the same firm that created the Panda Forest exhibit in Ueno. Moving forward, it is expected that only four species will be housed in this area: giraffes, okapis, hippopotamuses, and pygmy hippopotamuses. Notably, the master plan includes phasing out the black rhinoceros. The two black rhinos currently at Ueno are not pure Eastern black rhinoceroses, which makes it a sensible decision to discontinue their care in the future.
The renovation of the African ungulate area will be designed by the same firm that created the Panda Forest exhibit in Ueno. Moving forward, it is expected that only four species will be housed in this area: giraffes, okapis, hippopotamuses, and pygmy hippopotamuses. Notably, the master plan includes phasing out the black rhinoceros. The two black rhinos currently at Ueno are not pure Eastern black rhinoceroses, which makes it a sensible decision to discontinue their care in the future.
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Which two (or more) subspecies are the black rhinos hybrids of?
Two individuals mainly contain Eastern (D.b. michaeli) genes with a small amount of South-central (D.b. minor) genes. There are also a few hybrid individuals in the EEP that were introduced by the individual imported from Japan. Similarly, there are likely some hybrid individuals in the SSP as well.
zoogeekmaelstrom
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Are shoebills a priority species for Ueno?
Excellent, thank you!!
Oof, hope it reopens by March!
Wow, that's quite the collection! Are the animals listed at genus-level listed as such as they may be hybrids, or simply difficult taxa to identify to the species level?
Also, is Petaurus breviceps here the "true" breviceps, or one of the other species recently split from it?
Can you please elaborate a little more on why it is the believe this is so? In the form of full genetics data, source(s) of information, link(s) to scientific papers and further documentation?
Without any further concrete evidence as to founder base and where this south-central rhino "was" introduced, I really do find this very difficult to believe without any conclusive and concrete evidence. All bloodlines in the JAZA black rhino breeding program go back to individuals listed as known/confirmed eastern black rhino founders and bloodlines.
I assume the individual you are talking about his bull Sammy (born in Osaka)????
RECENT HISTORY TOKYO UENO
The former/current breeding pair at Tokyo Ueno Zoo:
1.0 b, 17-02-2000 Maro 472x434 Hitachi, arrival 18/6/2001
0.1 b. 30-10-1995 Argo 420x421 Yokohama Kanazawa, arrival 8/3/1999
Their only calf was Mimica (b. 20-04-2009 776x561 Tokyo Ueno, transferred to Wakayama 7/11/2011
From the EAZA TAG Report 2023 (page 44)
The individual nor facility is not mentioned, but if its parents were allowed to have young multiple times, then chances are JAZA’s population is muddied with D.b.minor genes.
Good. I rly hope the zoo can give a proper space to more and more of it's species in the coming years as, looking at YouTube, many of the enclosures are kinda pathetic
Hi
The Aye-ayes building is currently off exhibit due to construction issues.
2024/9/3〜 工事のためアイアイのすむ森エリアの展示を中止します（※工事期間を延長します）
It states that the exhibits will re-open in mid December, but does not state the exact date.
Regarding Hemicentetes nigriceps, not sure about it.
Maybe a zoochatter who recently visited Ueno might know.
Thanks