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Short-tailed shearwaters converge off the shore near the Shiretoko Mountain Range 【Series】 Spirits of the Kamuy landscape (39) Tens of thousands of short-tailed shearwaters gather in search of krill
July 27, 2021Short-tailed shearwaters migrate from their breeding grounds in southeastern Australia, flying more than 30,000 km per year between the northern and southern hemispheres. They follow shoals of fis...
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【Series】 Spirits of the Kamuy landscape (33) A brown bear and her cubs at ease in the sun
June 16, 2021Two bear cubs that were born in the winter hibernation den and are just a few months old, follow their mother. As the length of stride of the mother bear, which weighs over 100 kg, is different, the cubs break into a trot to keep up with her as she ambles along.
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【Series】Spirits of the Kamuy landscape (28) Yezo sika deer eat budding grass and praise the spring
May 7, 2021Yezo sika deer have survived a winter that blankets the earth in snow and deprives them of sufficient food sources, and now they eat the soft, newly sprouted grasses and rejoice in the coming of spring. From April through May, male deer shed their old antlers and start to grow new ones. Just like baby teeth in human beings, the antlers fall off suddenly with no warning.