Japanese author, animal researcher "Mutsugoro" dies at 87

Japanese author and animal researcher Masanori Hata gives an interview in Nakashibetsu on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido in June 2021. Hata, who frequently appeared on television shows about animals and was better known by his nickname "Mutsugoro," died of a heart attack on April 5, 2023, at 87.

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