Uganda Giraffe - Uganda Giraffe

Japanese: ウガンダキリン - うがんだきりん
Uganda Giraffe - Uganda Giraffe

…Most of the body weight is on the front legs. There are large regional differences in the patterns on the body surface, and due to these differences, it is divided into several subspecies such as the reticulated giraffe of northern Kenya, which has clearly defined markings, the Masai giraffe of Kenya and Tanzania, which has a jagged border, and the Uganda giraffe, which lives in Kenya and Uganda, but generally the giraffe has reddish-brown or sable-colored markings on a beige background. The head usually has one pair, sometimes two pairs, of horns covered with skin, and some have an additional horn between the eyes. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…体重の多くは前肢にかかる。体表の模様には大きな地域差が見られ,その違いによって,くっきりした輪郭の斑紋をもつケニア北部のアミメキリン,輪郭がぎざぎざになったケニア,タンザニアのマサイキリン,ケニア,ウガンダなどにすむウガンダキリンなどいくつかの亜種に分けられているが,基本的にはベージュの地に赤褐色ないしくり色の斑紋がある。頭には皮膚で覆われた角がふつう1対,ときに2対あり,さらに両眼の間にもう一つ角があるものもある。…

※「ウガンダキリン」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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