Australian Chamois - Australian Chamois

Japanese: オーストラリアのシャモア - おーすとらりあのしゃもあ
Australian Chamois - Australian Chamois

…While kangaroos tend to live in groups in open grasslands, wallabies, such as the red-necked wallaby Protemnodon rufogrisea (illustration), tend to live in deep, enclosed bushes such as scrub forests and heathland. Some wallabies, such as the striped rock wallaby Petrogale xanthopus , live on steep rocky areas and are called the "Australian chamois" because of their agile movements. They make good use of their small bodies to live. However, they share the same basic lifestyle as kangaroos, such as the ability to run at high speeds while jumping with their well-developed hind legs, and raising their young in a pouch. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ひらけた草原に群れをなしてすむものが多いカンガルー類に対して,ワラビー類ではアカクビワラビーProtemnodon rufogrisea(イラスト)のように低木林やヒースの茂みなどの密閉された深いやぶに通路をつくってすむものが多い。また,シマオイワワラビーPetrogale xanthopusのように険しい岩場にすみ,その敏しょうな身のこなしから〈オーストラリアのシャモア〉と呼ばれるものもあるなど,小さな体をうまく活かして生活しているといえる。しかし,よく発達した後肢でジャンプしながら高速で走る能力をもつ点や,子を育児囊で育てるなどの基本的な生活のしかたはカンガルーと同じである。…

※「オーストラリアのシャモア」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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