Lion, Zebra, Warthog, African Buffalo, Great White Shark, Fur Seal, Polar bear, Walrus, Philippine Tarsier, Hyena, Shrew, Bear, Chimpanzee, Sperm Whale, Colossal squid, Elk, Grey wolf, Baboon, Jaguar, capybara, Coati, beaver, and more.

American Alligator, Groundhog, Smalltooth sawfish, Wyoming toad, Everglades Snail Kites, Jaguarundi

When spring comes, you may notice many ladybirds and ladybugs in your garden, forest, parks, and everywhare. Do you know where they come from? Let's find out!

The Monarch butterflies are famous for their migration. In late march the population east of the Rocky Mountains starts north bound trip from Mexico and they reach to Canada in Summer. In fall, they start migration south bound to Mexico.

Wetlands give us plenty of benefit; first thick layer of mud has the filter function to clean dirty water, second wetlands reserve large amount of water and prevent flood. They also moderate the climate of the region nearby. The minerals in wetlands go into the sea and form rich fishery grounds as well. Finally since they are composed of complex natural environments, they are home for many rare species of animals.

Red-crowned Cranes were hunted for meat during the Meiji era (1868-1912), then the population continued decreasing because of habitat loss during the Taisho era (1912-1926), at that time only 12 cranes were left in the wild. Suddenly 33 birds were found in 1952 and local people had started feeding them during the winter. Since then both the local people and the government have been protecting the cranes and eventually the population comes back to 1300.

Blakiston’s Fish Owl is one of the largest owls in the world; their wing span reaches about 6.3ft (180cm). They are found in northeastern China, Korea, Sakhalin in Russia and central east of Hokkaido in Japan. Although only few live in Kushiro shitugen, main population concentrates in Shiretoko Peninsula of Hokkaido. In Japan Blakiston’s Fish Owls are critically endangered species, only about 140 of them are left in the wild.

Many people visit Oarai aquarium to see sharks in which the aquarium specialize, but why sharks? Most of sharks that the aquarium rears and breeds live in the bottom of sea. Those sharks are scarcely seen by people because they usually hide behind rocks or stay underneath sand. So it is good opportunity for visitor to see those sharks at the aquarium.

Asa zoological park of Hiroshima opened in 1971. Since then Asa zoo has been protecting Japanese giant salamanders. Although Japanese giant salamanders were designated as national treasure animal in 1983, the population was declining year after year. Meanwhile Asa zoo was trying to breed in captivity, at last the first generation of Japanese giant salamanders were born at the zoo in 1979. After that, the third generation was born between the couple of zoo-born salamanders.

There is a world, which you can see through microscope. The world is very tiny, but you’ll find it is actually a big world like the macrocosm. The specialist Kusuoka showed the interesting biology at Lake Biwa Museum.

Xiphactinus, Tyrannosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Liopleurodon, Troodon, Triceratops, Ankylosaurus, Odontochelys, Tuatara, Vieraella, Baryonyx, Arandaspis, Sarcosuchus, Ouranosaurus, Afrovenator, Repenomamus, Tarabosaurus, Therizinosaurus, Cretoxyrhina, Tylosaurus, Spinosaurus, Suchomimus, Carcharodontosaurus, Purple frog, Inoceramus, and others!

Every fossil is very precious thing in which lives of ancient animals are recorded. The complete specimen of a Dinosaur is even rarer, because it is exceptional event that the body of dead dinosaur turns to be fossilized.

It is a simple question. Do you know why?

Let's think about the size of dinosaurs with Jack the Lizard

Paleozoic Era was the time dinosaurs did not emerge yet. From 542 to 252 million years ago however there were full of diversified life on the earth, most of them suddenly disappeared just before dinosaurs’ time. Let’s take a look at the nature of Paleozoic era.

In Fossil Gallery you can see the variety of dinosaurs from carnivorous to herbivorous ones. Marine creatures from the ancient sea are also on display. Most of the specimens are real and complete. Those are in fact very beautiful!!

40 years ago, AMNH has started its history. The collection is one of the finest and largest in the world. This time we visited the Dinosaur Hall.

Mifune Museum is located in Kumamoto, Japan. In 1979 one first grade boy was looking for the fossils of clams for his summer project at Mifune-machi (Mifune town) in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. Then accidentally he found something different in the rock. That was the first carnivorous dinosaur ever found in Japan. It was tooth of Megalosauridae, named “Mifune ryu” (means Mifune dragon).

Mukawa Town Hobetsu Museum opened to exhibit Elasmosaurus, found in the mountain of Hobetsu, in 1982. Huge Elasmosaurus welcomes you at the entrance hall, but it is just a beginning of your tour. The museum has fossils of very rare sea turtles, mosasaurus, ammonite and more from ocean in Mesozoic era.