…or one of its species. The genus Ovis belongs to the Caprini tribe of the Bovidae family, along with the tahr, goat, Barbary sheep, and bharal. Caprini goats are similar to the chamois, such as the chamois, goral, and antelope, in that they have a sturdy body with relatively short limbs and necks, and are suited to living in mountainous areas. However, they differ in that the tip of the nose is covered with hair in all species except the tahr, they have no exposed nasal speculum, they usually have only two teats (the tahr has four), and their horns are inverted triangular, quadrilateral, or gourd-shaped in cross section, not circular. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Caprini" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…またはそのうちの1種を指す。ヒツジ属はタール,ヤギ,バーバリーシープ,バーラルとともにウシ科のヤギ族Capriniに属する。ヤギ族はシャモア,ゴーラル,カモシカなどのシャモア族のものに似て,体ががんじょうで四肢と首が比較的短く,山地にすむのに適した体型をもつが,鼻先はタール以外のものでは毛でおおわれていて,露出した鼻鏡がなく,乳頭がふつう2個(タールは4個)しかなく,角の横断面が倒三角形,四辺形,またはひょうたん形で円形でないなどの点で異なっている。… ※「Caprini」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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