Place: Tokyo Sealife Park
Theme: Sea creatures
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What are jellyfish made oooooooof?
Place: Sumida Aquarium and Jogashima
Theme: Sea creatures
In a nutshell: The fascinating jellyfish Continue reading
The colors of fall: autumn leaves in Koishikawa Botanical Garden
Place: Koishikawa Botanical Garden, Tokyo
Theme: Nature walks
In a nutshell: Autumn leaves in a city garden Continue reading
The curious case of the bright red tree crab
Place: Jogashima and Koajiro Forest, Miura-ken, Japan
Theme: Crabs
In a nutshell: Semi-terrestrial and terrestrial crabs, and how the colors of their exoskeletons blend in or contrast starkly with their surroundings Continue reading
The Jogashima tidal crew
Place: Jogashima, Japan
Theme: Intertidal zone
In a nutshell: Ecology of the rocky shore Continue reading
Humans aren’t the only animals that keep their houses secure with a front door. Sea snails do it too.
Place: Jogashima, Japan
Theme: Beach combing
In a nutshell: Sea snails and their trapdoors Continue reading
Eels and bamboo – how the Japanese catch eels
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Theme: Catching eels
In a nutshell: Using bamboo to catch eels Continue reading
Four seasons of Shinobazu Pond
Place: Shinobazu Pond, Ueno, Tokyo, Japan
Theme: Lotus pond
In a nutshell: A look at Shinobazu Pond season by season Continue reading
Halemaumau Crater – an unexpected place for bird watching
Place: Halemaumau Crater, Hawaii
Theme: Birds
In a nutshell: An unexpected place for birds to rear their young Continue reading
A gull’s life in three stages
Place: Lake Toya, Japan
Theme: Birds
In a nutshell: Physical changes as a gull ages Continue reading