What happened to Taro and Jiro?
The younger brother Jiro died in the fifth expedition in July 1960. His body was made into a specimen and is placed together with the faithful dog HachikÅ in National Science Museum at Ueno, Tokyo. The older brother Taro was luckier, who returned to Hokkaido University for his retirement, and died at the age of 15 in 1970. His body was also made into a specimen at Hokkaido University.
