Aardwolf (English spelling) Proteles cristatus; aardwolf

Japanese: アードウルフ（英語表記）Proteles cristatus; aardwolf

Carnivora, Hyaenidae. Also known as the aardwolf. Body length 55-80cm. Similar to the striped hyena, but with a small, pointed snout and weak jaws. Long, slender front and back legs, pointed ears, and a well-developed mane from neck to tail. A timid animal, it hides in holes dug by aardvarks during the day and eats mainly termites and other insects at night. Because its teeth are small and its biting power is weak, it cannot eat carrion along with the bones like other hyenas. It lives in the savannas from eastern to southern Africa, either alone or in pairs.

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Japanese:

食肉目ハイエナ科。ツチオオカミともいう。体長 55～80cm。シマハイエナに似るが，鼻先が小さくてとがり，顎が弱い。前後肢は細長く，耳がとがり，頸から尾までたてがみが発達する。臆病な動物で，日中はツチブタが掘った穴にひそみ，夜間，おもにシロアリなどの昆虫類を食べる。歯が小さく，噛む力も弱いので，他のハイエナ類のように骨ごと死肉を食べることができない。アフリカの東部から南部のサバナにすみ，単独または1対で生活している。

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