by M. Iwabuchi Introduction Black swallowtail is the most beautiful black butterfly. It is the largest of the swallowtails. It … More
Category: Field Guide
Natural History of Kochi Prefecture
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
Yuzu: Citrus junos
by K. Yokoyama Introduction Yuzu is famous in Kochi prefecture, specially in “Umajimura”. Now , Kochi is famous about production … 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
Life in Kochi 