In an apparent "rebellion" at an aquarium here, penguins on a diving platform ignored the instructions of a keeper, who ...

The migration of animals throughout history is amply illustrated by the arrival of a subspecies of deer native to Hokkaido in Kunashiri Island, part of the Northern Territories that were seized ...

The highly pathogenic avian influenza, known for its high mortality rate, is suspected as the cause of mass deaths and ...

Wild sea otters are raising a pup in the sea near Cape Kiritappu in the town of Hamanaka, Hokkaido. According to a group that engages in sea otter and seabird conservation activities, as of April ...

Japanese freelance photographer Noriyuki Hayakawa snapped the once-in-a-lifetime shot of the snowy mammal off the coast of Hokkaido ... rare and beautiful these animals are.” ...

The earlier cases involved two dead foxes in Sapporo, Hokkaido's capital ... those who have close or prolonged contact with infected animals. Ministry officials are asking people not to touch ...

NEMURO, Hokkaido -- The highly pathogenic avian influenza, known for its high mortality rate, is suspected as the cause of mass deaths and abnormal behavior of sea animals in eastern Hokkaido.