: After being left by his penguin mate for a younger male, a Humboldt penguin named
), remains a legendary Tokyo-adjacent story of animal devotion and unconventional romantic storylines.
, a penguin who "fell in love" with a cardboard cutout of an anime character (
: A female zookeeper in the small mammal house noticed a salaryman visiting the same meerkat exhibit every Thursday at 6 PM. After six months, she left a note in the meerkat enclosure: “My shift ends at 7. Coffee?” They married in 2023. The meerkats attended (stuffed toys).
They share a tiny break room. He dislikes her cheerfulness. She thinks he’s a ghost.