"360-Degrees Lives" is a series of semispherical, 360-degree panoramic videos taken with a small camera. The shots provide a wide-ranging look at the lives of animals and insects cared for at zoos and other facilities. Users can view images taken from rare angles of prairie dog pups approaching the camera buried in the ground as well as beetles skillfully walk on top of the lenses.
September 10, 2021 update!
You can enjoy it on the full screen by clicking the "FULL" button in the upper right.（Depending on the terminal, it may not be displayed correctly. The recommendation browser is "Google Chrome".）
There’s no mistaking Iroha, a reticulated giraffe calf at Hamura Zoo in western Tokyo.
The baby giraffe, born April 23, lives with father Tatsuki, mother Komachi and brother Genki.
At first glance, it is hard to distinguish between the two males.
Komachi is easy to spot because of her heart-shaped spots, among many irregular patterns on her neck, chest and elsewhere, both large and small.
Her daughter shares that distinction.
... (By TOSHIYUKI TAKEYA/ Staff Writer)
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