Prof. Hiroyuki Matsuda (Former Chairman of the Ecological Society of Japan) published New Choju-Giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals) “I am ***” on FACTA online (LIFE section) from July to December issues of 2024. The Japanese original version and English translation can be seen from the following Link:
- Japanese:『吾輩は熊であるー熊は人の薬、人は熊の餌』July issue in 2024
- English:I am a BEAR: Bears are medicine for humans, and humans are food for bears
- Japanese:『吾輩は鹿であるー「鹿・人戦争」軍師がいない』August issue in 2024
- English:I am a DEER: “Deer-Man War” No Strategist on the Human Side
- Japanese:『吾輩は鯨であるー捕っても食わぬが鯨の為か』September issue in 2024
- English:I am a WHALE: Is eating caught whales worse than throwing them away?
- Japanese:『吾輩は川鵜であるー人は菜食?鵜は魚食』October issue in 2024
- English:I am a CORMORANT: “cormorant” Are humans vegetarian? Cormorants are fish-eaters