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New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows an orangutan in a new enclosure at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

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New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows a new enclosure for orangutans at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

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New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows a new enclosure for orangutans at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

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New facility for orangutans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on May 21, 2024, shows a new facility for orangutans at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. A rainforest similar to that of Borneo, the ape's habitat, has been recreated in the indoor facility, which opened to the general public the same day.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. The zoo put the baby elephant on public display for the first time since her birth on Aug. 19.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. The zoo put the baby elephant on public display for the first time since her birth on Aug. 19.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. The zoo put the baby elephant on public display for the first time since her birth on Aug. 19.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter, born the previous month, at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter, born the previous month, at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken Sept. 7, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter, born the previous month, at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken Sept. 7, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter, born the previous month, at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Giant squid displayed at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - A specimen of a giant squid, measuring around 4 meters in length and about 163 kilograms in weight, is displayed outdoors at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 5, 2015.

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Monkeys in winter

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese monkeys snuggle to keep warm under the eaves as snow falls at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 10, 2014.

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Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs play with their mother "Rara" (R) in a pool at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on April 20, 2013. It was the first experience of the pool for the cubs that were born in December 2012.

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Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs play with their mother "Rara" (C) in a pool at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on April 20, 2013. It was the first experience of the pool for the cubs that were born in December 2012.

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Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs stay close to their mother ''Rara'' at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on March 22, 2013, the day the cubs, born in December 2012, were unveiled to the public.

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Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs stay close to their mother ''Rara'' at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on March 22, 2013, the day the cubs, born in December 2012, were unveiled to the public.

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Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs play around their mother ''Rara'' at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on March 22, 2013, the day the cubs, born in December 2012, were unveiled to the public.

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Drum performance to coax alligators to mate

SAPPORO, Japan - Percussionist Goshin Moro plays a drum in front of an alligator enclosure at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on Feb. 22, 2013. The zoo invited the percussionist to play in an effort to coax Chinese alligators to mate, the second such attempt, after one in the previous year. In the both attempts, the reptiles seemed excited by the sound, but the drum performance fell short of its goal, according to the zoo.

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New facility at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - A man and his child look up at a lesser panda on Dec. 12, 2012, at a facility for animals from Asian areas that opened the same day at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido. The animals are kept in enclosures similar to their natural environments.

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New facility at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - A lesser panda looks down from a part of its enclosure on Dec. 12, 2012, at a facility for animals from Asian areas that opened the same day at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido. The animals are kept in enclosures similar to their natural environments.

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Drum performance to coax alligators to mate

SAPPORO, Japan - Percussionist Goshin Moro plays a drum in front of an alligator enclosure at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on March 5, 2012. The zoo invited the percussionist to play in an effort to coax Chinese alligators to mate.

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Polar bear breeding program

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2011 shows polar bear Candy at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The 18-year-old female was moved from Toyohashi Zoo & Botanical Park in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, in March on lease for a breeding program.

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Twin polar bear cubs named 'Ikor' and 'Kiroru'

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs (R and C) play near their mother ''Rara'' at the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 6, 2009. The twins, born in December, were recently named ''Ikor'' and ''Kiroru.'' Ikor means ''treasure'' while Kiroru means ''road'' in the language of the Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido.

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Twin snow leopard cubs meet the press

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin snow leopard cubs, born May 2, are shown to the press at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido on June 26. The cubs are expected to make their public debut on July 2.

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Twin polar bear cubs shown to press at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin bear cubs, together with their mother (C), are shown to the press at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on March 19. The twins, born in December, will make their public debut at the zoo on March 20.

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Twin polar bear cubs shown to press at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin bear cubs, together with their mother (R), are shown to the press at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on March 19. The twins, born in December, will make their public debut at the zoo on March 20.

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Asian elephant at northern Japan zoo

Undated file photo shows an Asian elephant at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Asian elephant at northern Japan zoo

Undated file photo shows an Asian elephant at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Asian elephant at northern Japan zoo

Undated file photo shows an Asian elephant at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, northern Japan.

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Asian elephant at northern Japan zoo

Undated file photo shows an Asian elephant at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, northern Japan.

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Zoo innovation

SAPPORO, Japan - A zoo-goer and permanent resident stare each other down at the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo where the new lion enclosure has replaced traditional bars with a three-centimeter-thick tempered glass. The innovation lets both man and beast to get up close and personal without risk of injury. Photo taken Oct. 28. (Kyodo)

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Zoo innovation

SAPPORO, Japan - A zoo-goer and permanent resident stare each other down at the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo where the new lion enclosure has replaced traditional bars with a three-centimeter-thick tempered glass. The innovation lets both man and beast to get up close and personal without risk of injury. Photo taken Oct. 28. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo polar bear cub swims for 1st time

Lara (L), a 20-year-old polar bear, keeps an eye on her baby swimming for the first time after birth at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, northern Japan, on April 30, 2015. The cub, born in December, is the eighth baby Lara has given birth to at the zoo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo polar bear cub swims for 1st time

A polar bear cub swims for the first time after birth at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, northern Japan, on April 30, 2015. The zoo will decide the name of the cub, born in December, after identifying its sex through a DNA test later in the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Polar bear and cub at Sapporo zoo

Lara, a 20-year-old polar bear, is seen with her cub at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, northern Japan, on April 4, 2015. The cub, born Dec. 21, 2014, is the eighth baby Lara has given birth to at the zoo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Polar bear and cub at Sapporo zoo

Lara, a 20-year-old polar bear, is seen with her cub at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, northern Japan, on April 4, 2015. The cub, born Dec. 21, 2014, is the eighth baby Lara has given birth to at the zoo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Twin polar bear cubs named 'Ikor' and 'Kiroru'

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs (R and C) play near their mother ''Rara'' at the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 6, 2009. The twins, born in December, were recently named ''Ikor'' and ''Kiroru.'' Ikor means ''treasure'' while Kiroru means ''road'' in the language of the Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Polar bear breeding program

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2011 shows polar bear Candy at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The 18-year-old female was moved from Toyohashi Zoo & Botanical Park in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, in March on lease for a breeding program. (Kyodo)

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Twin snow leopard cubs meet the press

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin snow leopard cubs, born May 2, are shown to the press at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido on June 26. The cubs are expected to make their public debut on July 2. (Kyodo)

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Twin polar bear cubs shown to press at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin bear cubs, together with their mother (C), are shown to the press at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on March 19. The twins, born in December, will make their public debut at the zoo on March 20. (Kyodo)

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Twin polar bear cubs shown to press at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin bear cubs, together with their mother (R), are shown to the press at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on March 19. The twins, born in December, will make their public debut at the zoo on March 20. (Kyodo)

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Drum performance to coax alligators to mate

SAPPORO, Japan - Percussionist Goshin Moro plays a drum in front of an alligator enclosure at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on March 5, 2012. The zoo invited the percussionist to play in an effort to coax Chinese alligators to mate. (Kyodo)

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Giant squid displayed at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - A specimen of a giant squid, measuring around 4 meters in length and about 163 kilograms in weight, is displayed outdoors at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 5, 2015. (Kyodo)

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Asian elephants at Sapporo zoo

Photo taken on March 12, 2019, shows Asian elephants at the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian elephants at Sapporo zoo

Photo taken on March 12, 2019, shows Asian elephants Shu Thein (L) and Nyein at the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian elephants at Sapporo zoo

Photo taken on March 12, 2019, shows Asian elephants Shu Thein (R) and Nyein at the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Lazy" bears at Hokkaido zoo draw smiles

Himalayan black bear Tomo is seen chilling out in an empty stainless steel water tub at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, in this photo taken in May 2017. Zookeepers said the bear may find the temperature inside the tub comfortable and like the snug fit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Lazy" bears at Hokkaido zoo draw smiles

Himalayan black bears Tomo (R) and Minami laze around at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 2, 2017. The two female bears are gaining a reputation for relaxing in an empty water tub as they take turns sitting in the stainless steel container. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant toucans at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on April 20, 2021, shows a pair of giant toucans at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. Five years of attempts to breed the bird at the zoo have failed with a DNA test showing both residents are female.