Environment | ANIMAL TRACKER Dec 24, 2008

Common catfish

by Rowan Hooper

* Japanese name: Namazu * Scientific name: Silurus asotus * Description: The most common catfish in Japan, not to be mistaken for the mythical giant catfish god of the same name (Namazu) who is reputed to live in mud deep under Tokyo. The namazu catfish has ...

Environment | ANIMAL TRACKER Dec 10, 2008

Japanese crested ibis

by Rowan Hooper

* Japanese name: Toki * Scientific name: Rhacophorus schlegelii * Description: It doesn't get much more Japanese than this. The large, white-feathered crested ibis — a wader with a downward-curving bill, a face bare of feathers and bright-red skin and legs — is a worldwide symbol ...