Blue lion - Blue lion

Japanese: アオシシ - あおしし
Blue lion - Blue lion

…Incidentally, antelopes (antelopes in the broad sense) are often called serows, but they are a different species of animal, and when we say "legs like a serow," we are referring to the antelopes. [Imaizumi Yoshiharu]
[Folklore]
In archaic Japanese, it is called "kamashishi," and among the general public, it is also called "iwashika" or "aoushi." It often lives on cliffs to avoid predators, and standing on rocks for long periods of time in winter is called "kandachi."

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Aoshishi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお,レイヨウ類(広義のアンテロープ類)もしばしばカモシカと呼ばれるが,別系統の動物であり,〈カモシカのような脚〉という場合のカモシカはこのレイヨウ類を指す。【今泉 吉晴】
[民俗]
 古語では〈かましし〉,民間ではイワシカ,アオシシなどともいう。断崖に生息し敵から免れていることが多く,また,冬季岩上に長時間立つことは〈寒立ち〉と呼ばれる。…

※「アオシシ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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