by M. Iwabuchi Introduction Black swallowtail is the most beautiful black butterfly. It is the largest of the swallowtails. It … More
Category: Animalia
The word “animal” comes from the Latin word animal (meaning with soul, from anima, soul). The biological definition of the word refers to all members of the Kingdom Animalia, encompassing creatures ranging from insects to humans.
Pygmy seahorse: Hippocampus bargibanti
by Y. Nagano Introduction Have you ever heard of a living creature called pygmy seahorse? It is very tiny seahorse … More
Japanese Monkey: Macaca fuscata fuscata
by K. Terayama Introduction These days the population of these monkeys is decreasing in a semi-natural area. This is due … More
Octopus
by K. Nagao Introduction Octopus are very delicious living things and the octopus is located in a line with the … More
Japanese giant salamander
by S. Tojima Kochi has a lot of natural places. About 80% of the prefecture is mountainous. These areas have a … More
Phoxinus
by K. Gempei Haya is a generic name for Phoxinus, a fish with elongated medium-sized body among cyprinid freshwater fish … More
Onagadori
by T. Tsujizono Onagadori is one of the Natural monument in Japan. It is same kind of cocks, and the … More
Fiddler Crab
by T. Takayama Character First fiddler crab is Decapoda class sand crab family Uca arcuata. Fiddler crab`s gap length is … More
Fresh water fish in Kochi : Donko
by M. Takano Odontobutis obscura is called “donko” in Japan. But it is also known as cozikimara (Shiga Prefecture), doroboume … More
Life in Kochi 