[Aoki Super] A new friend has arrived at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden! Appointed as an animal sponsor for Taro (Komodo dragon)
*Aoki Super*
Press release: September 1, 2024
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A new friend has arrived at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden! Appointed as an animal sponsor for Taro (Komodo dragon)
September 1, 2024
Aoki Super Co., Ltd.
As part of our community contribution activities, our company has become the animal sponsor of Taro (Komodo dragon) at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden (Nagoya City).
We hope that through this activity, children who will be responsible for the future will have the opportunity to visit the zoo and botanical garden and learn about the unique ecology of a wide variety of animals.
Target period: From September 1, 2024
Target animal: Taro (Komodo dragon, endangered species)
[Taro (Komodo dragon)]
The Komodo dragon is endemic to Indonesia and is the world’s largest lizard, also known as the Komodo dragon.
Taro is a 13-year-old male with a body length of 2.7 meters. He was born at the Singapore Zoo as a child of Yoko, who was kept at Ueno Zoo (Tokyo), and visited Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden in mid-July this year. , is open to the public from August 23rd.
It will also be the first time the zoo has bred Komodo dragons, and it will be the only one in Japan to bred them on display.
Our company will continue to strive to be a company that is loved by local residents and to contribute to the local community through various initiatives.
*Contact information regarding interviews
Aoki Super Co., Ltd. Director and General Manager of Store Operations Naoaki Miyazaki TEL: 052-414-3600
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