Posts Tagged ‘animal’

Chimpanzee food challenges

A video of Ken Shimura taking genius Chimpanzee Pan-kun to various parts of Japan to sample local cuisine:

If you notice big changes in Pan-kun’s size between the clips, do not be alarmed. Some of the segments were filmed several years ago.
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Calf runs wild in Utsunomiya

A video from ANN of a calf that ran wild in Utsunomiya a few months ago (clip subtitled in English):

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Koala screams in Japanese

A TV program concludes that the screaming sounds a female koala makes when trying to avoid the unwanted advances of a male koala sound exactly like, “Nooo!! Don’t come near me!” in Japanese:

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Dwarf Caiman Stands Up, Delights Aquarium Visitors

A dwarf caiman at an aquarium in Hiroshima Prefecture has begun standing up when water is poured on him, delighting visitors and attracting national news coverage:

If you’re interested in visiting and seeing this for yourself, Daigoro the dwarf caiman can be found at the Marine Plaza Miyajima aquarium (a mere 15 minute walk from Miyajima Port).

The Walrus Trainer

AndyH requested that I post about the “terrifying seal / man in a sack performance” he saw on Japanese TV, so here it is:

[The man inside the sack has done similar performances before [included "Metabolic Japan"], and it was through the TV show that he met his wife, who was the trainer in this peformance!]

A Very Special Pan-kun Christmas

Genius chimpanzee Pan-kun was no longer going to leave the confines of his zoo for television purposes, but I guess that Christmas is a special exception. Here are Pan-kun and Ken Shimura delivering Christmas surprises to some of Pan-kun’s biggest fans [Pan-kun's house lights up at the end of the clip!]: