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Pet culture in Japan has a long history going back centuries, especially in regards to cats. Pets were originally referred to as aigandōbutsu (愛玩動物 lit. "beloved toy-animal") or short-form aiganbutsu , but the terminology has changed in the 20th century into the anglicised petto (ペット).
The beginning of the modern era of animal culture research in the middle of the 20th century came with the gradual acceptance of the term "culture" in referring to animals. In 1952, Japan's leading primatologist of the time, Kinji Imanishi, first introduced the idea of "kaluchua" or "pre-culture" in referring to the now famous potato-washing ...
Kōjima is the site of one of the best-known studies in animal culture, in which it was reported that one monkey acquired various skills such as washing sweet potatoes in water, [1] and that these skills then spread through the monkey troops by imitation.
He was a pioneer in advocating for the study of animals in their natural environment. [17] His work led to important insights into animal culture. [18] Imanishi introduced the Japanese term kaluchua, [19] which was later translated by Masao Kawai and others to refer to socially learned behaviors as "pre-culture". [20] [21] [22] [23]
In Japanese, the ceremony is known as "sending off the bear" (熊送り, kumaokuri) or, sometimes, "the bear festival" (熊祭, kumamatsuri). In the modern day, the ceremony no longer involves the killing of an animal, but is performed for wild animals that die in accidents or captive animals that die of old age.
The Nihon Ken Hozonkai (日本犬保存会, The Association for the Preservation of the Japanese Dog), commonly abbreviated to Nippo, is a preserver and maintainer of the registries for the six native Japanese dog breeds: the Akita Inu, Hokkaido, Kai Ken, Kishu, Shikoku, and Shiba Inu. Nippo also issues the Nippo Standard, which serves as a ...
Gekko japonicus occurs across the main islands of Japan, ranging from northern Honshu in the north and east to Kyushu in the south and west. It can also be found in eastern China and in South Korea. [1] Schlegel's Japanese gecko climbing on a wall in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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