TOKYO – Americans may seem obsessed with animals, with daycare for dogs and TV therapists for cats, not to mention the hours we spend looking at photos of cute critters on the Internet. But it's ...

TOKYO (AP) — Americans may seem obsessed with animals, with daycare for dogs and TV therapists for cats, not to mention the hours we spend looking at photos of cute critters on the Internet. But it’s ...

This Sept. 5, 2012 photo shows Serena, a dugong at the Toba Aquarium in Toba, Japan. Dugongs, a sea mammal related to the manatee, are rare in captivity. The aquarium gift shop sells stuffed dugongs ...

TOKYO — Americans may seem obsessed with animals, with day care for dogs and TV therapists for cats, not to mention the hours we spend looking at photos of cute critters on the Internet. But it’s ...

TOBA, (Japan): The Toba municipal government has added a private sea otter viewing to its list of gifts offered under the “furusato nozei” tax donation system. Two sea otters, “May” and “Kira,” are ...

TOBA, Mie – May, a popular female sea otter at Toba Aquarium, has become a hometown support ambassador for Toba, Mie Prefecture. In consultation with the aquarium, the municipality plans to use May to ...

TOBA, Mie Prefecture—A rare deep-sea shark continues to set longevity records in captivity but appears more than willing to give up the spotlight to other creatures at the Toba Aquarium here. The ...

This combined photo shows a frog, left, and a newt at Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie Prefecture. (Kazushige Hayashi) TOBA, Mie -- Newts are taking an overwhelming lead over frogs in the early stages of ...

Americans may seem obsessed with animals, with daycare for dogs and TV therapists for cats, not to mention the hours we spend looking at photos of cute critters on the Internet. But it's generally the ...