The first Asian elephant born at Tokyo's Ueno zoo in its 138-year history was finally put on show to visitors Dec. 1, and officials said mother and calf are doing well. Asian elephants are a ...

There were emotional scenes at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo, where visitors flocked for the last public viewing of giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin on Saturday, before they are sent back to China.

In a discovery that may reshape our understanding of Japan’s extinct wildlife, 13-year-old Hinako Komori has brought a ...

Watch the moment giant panda, Shin Shin, gives birth to the twins at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo A giant panda has given birth to twin cubs at a Japanese zoo. Shin Shin gave birth to the cubs on Wednesday ...

Male panda Ri Ri and female Shin Shin, who lived for more than 13 years at Ueno Zoological Gardens, better known as Ueno Zoo, were sent back to China on September 29 on account of their age.

Formerly part of Kaneiji Temple, Ueno Park is now home to the Ueno Zoo (considered Japan's oldest zoo), six museums, a number of shrines and temples, and more than 1,000 cherry blossom trees.

Ticketholders are guided Jan. 12 to the enclosure at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo where the giant panda twins are on limited public display. (Kotaro Ebara) The winning ratio of the ticket lottery was 348.

To unravel the maze-like jumble of information, Kobayashi suggested that Komori draw up a list of all the canid specimens that had been held by the Imperial Household Museum and Ueno Zoo. Poring over ...

Here, you can find the Tokyo National Museum, National Museum of Nature and Science, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and the Ueno Zoo, to name a few. If you're traveling with a family ...

Visitors queue up to watch male giant panda Ri Ri in his enclosure at Tokyo's Ueno zoo. [Photo/Agencies] TOKYO -- Beloved giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin left Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in the early hours ...

The Chester Zoo in England reports that the fen raft spiders "just had the biggest mating season on record" after they almost became extinct Alamy The Chester Zoo is looking back on a monumental ...

The pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin arrived at Ueno Zoo in 2011 and were due to stay until February 2026, but Japan and China agreed it would be better for the 19-year-olds to return to their home country ...