| Adventure World | |
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 Adventure World entrance gate
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| Date opened | 1978 |
| Location | Shirahama, Wakayama, Japan |
| Memberships | JAZA |
| Major exhibits | giant panda, Emperor Penguin etc. |
Adventure World (白浜アドベンチャーワールド, Shirahama Adobenchā Wārudo) is an amusement park with a zoo and a public aquarium, located in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Hours Co., Ltd. (AWS), an affiliate of Marusue Co., Ltd. headquartered in Matsubara, Osaka Prefecture. The park opened on April 22, 1978, as Nanki Shirahama World Safari.
Overview
Operating under the motto of "contact between humans, animals, and nature", Adventure World consists of a zoo, aquarium, and an amusement park. The park's many facilities include a giant panda breeding exhibition and dolphin and sea lion shows. There are also animal-themed restaurants and cafes in the park, as well as academic tours.
In January 2023, two lions at Adventure World died of COVID-19 after contact with an infected employee. Another eight lions became infected, but recovered.[1]
Zoo
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The Adventure World zoo is divided into several different areas and attractions:
- Safari World: Carnivore Zone, Herbivore Zone
- Panda Love: Giant panda exhibition facility
- Breeding Center: Giant panda breeding facility
- Wanwan Garden: Yeinu
- Fureai Square: Pygmy hippopotami, capybaras, small monkeys, chimpanzees, birds (such as parakeets), etc.
- Fureai no Sato Red Wood Images
- Flamingo Square: Flamingos and red pandas
- Elephant Fureai Square: Asian elephants
- Horse Camp: Horses and birds of prey
Giant pandas
Adventure World operates as the Japanese branch of the Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base in Chengdu, China.[2] The giant panda breeding research project had successfully bred 17 giant pandas by September 2018,[3] the highest number in the world in terms of both live births and mature offspring kept outside of mainland China. As of September 12, 2018, Adventure World was home to 6 of the 10 captive pandas in Japan; Ueno Zoo had three, and Kobe Oji Zoo had one.
Panda Love, the park's panda center, provides an open area where pandas can roam at will. All the giant pandas currently in captivity, including offspring, are owned by the Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base.
All pandas born at the research base have names that carry the suffix hin (浜) (e.g., Rauhin). Eimei fathered 14 pandas, except for the 1st (Yoshihama), and the 6th panda, who died shortly after birth. Eimei gave birth to Ranbao (male) in 2002 at the Lanzhou Zoo in China via artificial insemination from Ran and Shulan (twin sisters born from Umeume), but he died on August 30, 2012.
| Name | Sex | Birth date | Birthplace | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rauhin/Liangbang (良浜/らうひん) | Female | September 6, 2000 (age 23) | Adventure World | Father: Haran, mother: Meimei |
| Yuihin/Jiebang (結浜/ゆいひん) | Female | September 18, 2016 (age 7) | Adventure World | Father: Eimei, mother: Rauhin |
| Saihin/Caibang (彩浜/さいひん) | Female | August 14, 2018 (age 5) | Adventure World | Father: Eimei, mother: Rauhin; had a stillborn twin[4][5] |
| Fuhin/Fengbang (楓浜/ふうひん) | Female | November 22, 2020 (age 3) | Adventure World | Father: Eimei, mother: Rauhin; originally thought to be male[6] |
Giant pandas previously in captivity
| Name | Sex | Entry date | Birthplace and date | Departure destination and date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youhin/Rongbang (蓉浜/ようひん) | Female | September 4, 1992 | Chengdu Zoo, September 4, 1992 | - | Died July 17, 1997 (age 4) |
| Eimei/Yong Ming (永明/えいめい) | Male | September 6, 1994 | Beijing Zoo, September 14, 1992 (age 31) | Chengdu Zoo, February 22, 2023 | Return to China in February 2023 |
| Meimei (梅梅/めいめい) | Female | July 7, 2000 | Chengdu Okumaneko Breeding Research Base, August 31, 1994 | - | Died October 15, 2008 (age 14) at 5:29[7] |
| Yuhin/Xiongbang (雄浜/ゆうひん) | male | - | Adventure World, December 17, 2001 (age 22) | Chengdu Okumaneko Breeding Research Base, June 21, 2004 | Father: Eimei, mother: MeiMei |
| Ryuhin/Longbang (隆浜/りゅうひん) | male | - | Adventure World, September 8, 2003 (age 20) | Chengdu Zoo, October 27, 2007, moved to Huai An Zoo from 2016 to 2020 | Father: Eimei, mother: MeiMei; twins with Shuhin |
| Shuhin/Qiubang (秋浜/しゅうひん) | male | - | Adventure World, September 8, 2003 (age 20) | Chengdu Zoo, October 27, 2007, moved to Shenzhen zoo | Father: Eimei, mother: MeiMei; twins with Ryuhin |
| Kouhin/Xinbang (幸浜/こうひん) | Male | - | Adventure World, August 23, 2005 (age 18) | Chengdu Zoo, March 15, 2010 | Father: Eimei, mother: Male; twins with unnamed panda |
| Aihin/Aibang (愛浜/あいひん) | Female | - | Adventure World, December 23, 2006 (age 17) | Chengdu Zoo, December 14, 2012 | Father: Eimei, mother: MeiMei; twins with Meihin |
| Meihin/Mingbang (明浜/めいひん) | male | - | Adventure World, December 23, 2006 (age 17) | Chengdu Zoo, December 14, 2012; subsequently moved to Ryushu Zoo in 2014[8] | Father: Eimei, mother: MeiMei; twins with Aihin |
| Meihin/Meibang (梅浜/めいひん) | Female | - | Adventure World, September 13, 2008 (age 15) | Chengdu Zoo, February 26, 2013 | Father: Eimei, mother: Rauhin; twins with Eihin; first pandas to be born in captivity for three generations |
| Eihin/Yongbang (永浜/えいひん) | Male | - | Adventure World, September 13, 2008 (age 15) | Chengdu Zoo, February 26, 2013 | Father: Eimei, mother: Rauhin; twins with Meihin; first pandas to be born in captivity for three generations |
| Kaihin/Haibang (海浜/かいひん) | Male | - | Adventure World, August 11, 2010 (age 13) | Chengdu Zoo, June 5, 2017 | Father: Eimei, mother: Rauhin; twins with Youhin |
| Youhin/Yangbang (陽浜/ようひん) | Female | - | Adventure World, August 11, 2010 (age 13) | Chengdu Zoo, June 5, 2017 | Father: Eimei, mother: Rauhin; twins with Kaihin |
| Yuhin/Youbang (優浜/ゆうひん) | Female | - | Adventure World, August 10, 2012 (age 11) | Chengdu Zoo, June 5, 2017 | Father: Eimei, mother: Rauhin; had a stillborn twin |
| Ouhin/Yingbang (桜浜/おうひん) | Female | December 2, 2014 (age 9) | Adventure World | Return to China in February 2023 | Father: Eimei, mother: Rauhin; twin sister of Touhin |
| Touhin/Taobang (桃浜/とうひん) | Female | December 2, 2014 (age 9) | Adventure World | Return to China in February 2023 | Father: Eimei, mother: Rauhin; twin sister of Ouhin |
In March 2011, Yoshinobu Nisaka, the governor of Wakayama Prefecture, gave the title of "Kunkousaku = Wakayama Night" to three horses, Eimei, Yoshihama, and Umeume. This is the second case following the Tama station manager at Kishi Station on the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line, and it is a tribute to the nationwide dissemination of the charm of Wakayama Prefecture by increasing the number of panda families.[9]
Aquarium
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Attractions
- Sea Animal Museum: Polar bear, penguin, seal, etc. exhibitions in an indoor aquarium
- Penguin Kingdom: Penguins and sea otters
- Big Ocean: Dolphin and whale shows, etc.
- Marine Wave: Contact events with dolphins, etc.
- Animal Land: Sea Lion and otter shows, etc.
Marine Live & Animal Action
The dolphin and whale show is called "Marine Live" and is held in a pool with a tank capacity of 10,000,000 litres (2,642,000 US gal). The tank has a width of 47 m (154 ft), a length of 21 m (69 ft), and a depth of 8 m (26 ft)).[10] The sea lion show is held under the name "Animal Action".
Polar bears
On October 20, 2009, Adventure World announced the arrival of a baby female polar bear named Mirai, born on October 13. Mirai died on May 16, 2014. In 2013, a male polar bear was born. Following the death of a male polar bear from liver cancer in 2014, it was decided to borrow the male polar bear Gogo from Tennōji Zoo in March 2015.[11]
Penguins
Eight species of penguins are exhibited (emperor penguins, king penguins, gentoo penguins, Adélie penguins, chinstrap penguins, rockhopper penguins, cape penguins, and fairy penguins). Approximately 470 birds have been bred, which is one of the largest amounts in the world. In particular, the breeding of emperor penguins has been successful.[12][13]
On October 1, 2019, the facility hatched its 13th emperor penguin chick.[14]
Killer whales
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The killer whale show at Adventure World was once famous but ceased after the death of the last killer whale in 2005.
Adventure World's first killer whale, Kianu (female, body length 6 m (20 ft), weight 3 t), was brought from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in California five days before the opening of the amusement park in 1978.[15] Some time afterwards, only Goro (a male brought from Taiji, Wakayama in 1985) remained, but fell ill on 18 January 2005 and died on March 21 at 9:20 pm. Other orcas, including Benkei, Ushiwaka, Ruka, and Ai, were also bred intermittently. Four eggs and sets of sperm from Ruka, Goro, Ran, and Kyu, collected before they died, have been preserved in preparation for future artificial insemination.[15]
See also
References
- ↑ "2 lions die of COVID-19 at Japanese zoo". BNO News. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ↑ 日本一パンダが生まれるアドベンチャーワールドに「専門家はいらない」。飼育員のチームワーク術 - サイボウズ式（2012年11月9日）
- ↑ アドベンチャーワールドの繁殖研究
- ↑ 和歌山の赤ちゃんパンダ授乳確認 双子の1頭は死産 日刊スポーツ2018年8月16日閲覧
- ↑ 赤ちゃんパンダ授乳2回確認 和歌山・アドベンチャーワールド 産経新聞2018年8月18日閲覧
- ↑ 和歌山パンダの赤ちゃん 性別は「雌」でした アドベンチャーワールドが発表 YAHOO!JAPANニュース2020年12月22日閲覧
- ↑ "和歌山）七夕の贈り物 パンダの永明と良浜". 朝日新聞デジタル. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ↑ 柳州動物園に成都パンダがやって来ました——明浜の運動場初体験 成都ジャイアントパンダ繁殖研究基金会（2014-04-08）
- ↑ 「パンダにナイトの称号 たま駅長に続き第２号 和歌山県」 asahi.com（朝日新聞）2011年3月6日。（2011年3月7日のアーカイブ）
- ↑ 【「LOVES」水のステージ】 アドベンチャーワールド公式フェイスブック
- ↑ 赤ちゃん同じ日に誕生 ホッキョクグマとペンギン Archived 2012-08-08 at the Wayback Machine AGARA紀伊民報 2009年10月23日
- ↑ "Penguin chick makes public debut". The Japan Times. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ↑ 「中国初 コウテイペンギンの繁殖に成功＝大連の動物園」（毎日中国経済）2010年11月26日。
- ↑ 2013年10月17日、エンペラーペンギンの赤ちゃんが誕生しました！
- 1 2 谷口一久・大出庸子『いつか、オルカ』アワーズ 2007年 ISBN 978-4-9903598-1-2
External links
- Official Site (in Japanese)
- Official Site (in English)
