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In Kanazawa Zoo, herbivores are grouped by four continents of Africa, Oceania, Eurasia and America. Some of them are on the endangered species list.

The zoo is located on the hill in the city of Yokohama, so variety of trees grows in the zoo. The Sawtooth Oak and Konara Quercus serrata Murray attract the Rhinoceros Beetle and the Stag Beetle. A lot of children come to the zoo with their butterfly net. It is so funny to watch the kids staring at the forest with their net instead of zoo animals….

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Let's start from Africa!


Eastern Black Rhinoceros
Eastern Black Rhinoceros, Kanazawa Zoo
Laura
Eastern Black Rhinoceros, Kanazawa Zoo
Giraffes are the next door neighbours.
Eastern Black Rhinoceros, Kanazawa Zoo


Eastern Black Rhinoceros, Kanazawa Zoo
Ron's lunch time
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Reticulated Giraffe
Reticulated Giraffe, Kanazawa Zoo
Wander and Milk
Reticulated Giraffe
Wander and Kiririn




Arabian Oryx
Wild Arabian Oryx had been extinct in 1970s. The captive oryx has been bred and reintroduced to the wild from captivities in the Arabian peninsula.
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Sakura the Somali Wild Ass
They live in a herd on deseart in Eastern Ethiopia and Somalia. She, Sakura, is the one of only three Somali Wild Ass in Japan.
Somali Wild Ass, Kanazawa Zoo Somali Wild Ass, Kanazawa Zoo




Let's go to Oceania next!

Koala, Kanazawa Zoo
Teru the koala
Koala, Kanazawa Zoo Koala, Kanazawa Zoo
Waminda




Eastern Gray Kangaroo, Kanazawa Zoo
Eastern Gray Kangaroo



Common Wambat, Kanazawa Zoo
Common Wambat

The Common wambat is usually solitary. It spends day time in the nest such as tonnel under ground or burrow.

  Eastern Gray Kangaroo, Kanazawa Zoo

Look, a little kangaroo is in her mom's pouch.





Common Blue-winged Kookaburra
The wild Blue-winged Kookaburras live in northern Australia along rivers. Their foods are small reptiles, amphibians, insects or rodents. They have beautiful blue wings.
Common Blue-winged Kookaburra, Kanazawa Zoo Common Blue-winged Kookaburra, Kanazawa Zoo




Swamp Wallaby
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They show their friendly faces from the field.







Next is Eurasia.


Yu-Tarou the White-handed Gibbon

Banana is his fabourite food. The wild White-handed Gibbons live in the Malay Peninsula, the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Fruits, flowers, shoots and insects are the food in the jungles.

White-handed Gibbon, Kanazawa Zoo White-handed Gibbon, Kanazawa Zoo White-handed Gibbon, Kanazawa Zoo




Gaur

They create herds. The wild Gaur lives in the area from India, Nepal and to the Malay Peninsula. Gaur is the biggest among all wild cattle.

Japanese Crane Japanese Crane, Kanazawa Zoo

The crane is cared and protected as one of the natural monuments in Japan. They can be found in Kushiro wetland in Hokkaido.

Gaur, Kanazawa Zoo Gaur, Kanazawa Zoo




Szechuan Bharal
The Bharal is like sheep and goat, so very good at climbing on and coming down from the steep cliff.
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Japanese Serow

The Japanese serow is one of the natural monuments in Japan. The serow live in dense hillside and are mostly solitary.

  Kansu Red Deer

They live in the deep hillside forest in herds. The big horns fall in the early spring, and new ones grow each year.

Japanese Serow, Kanazawa Zoo Japanese Serow, Kanazawa Zoo   Kansu Red Deer, Kanazawa Zoo Kansu Red Deer, Kanazawa Zoo




Bon and Yoko the Indian Elephant
Indian Elephant, Kanazawa Zoo Indian Elephant, Kanazawa Zoo




Indian Rhinoceros
The wild habitats are northern India and southern Nepal.
Indian Rhinoceros, Kanazawa Zoo
Oh, there he is.
Indian Rhinoceros, Kanazawa Zoo

His name is Kin-tarou. He was born in July, 1983. He spend most of the time in the water on a very warm day.

Indian Rhinoceros, Kanazawa Zoo

Look at his huge body. He looks far higher than adult mens. He has become a father of a son this summer.





Let's go to Americas, next!

 
Pronghorn
Pronghorn, Kanazawa Zoo Pronghorn, Kanazawa Zoo

Pronghorn lives on the prairies east side of the Rocky Mountains. The Pronghorn can run up to 80 km/h (50 mi/h). He is only the Pronghorn in Japan.

Coloring Page of Pronghorn is HERE!



Rocky Mountain Goat
They live on the high altitude in the Rocky Mountains in Canada. On the very warm summer days, their zoo keepers prepare an air conditioned cool room for them.

Rocky Bighorn Sheep
The bighorn sheep live on the cliffs in the Rocky Mountains. They can be seen climbing up to or running down from the very steep cliffs. Male sheep hit their big horns to each other during the mating seasons.

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