...A small antelope the size of a rabbit or a deer. A general term for a mammalian animal belonging to the order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae, subfamily Cephalophinae. At first glance it looks like a baby deer, but it has a rounded, curved back, thin but relatively short limbs, and a thick body. From [Antelope]...There are 18 species in 6 genera, including the blackbuck ( Antilope cervicapra) , a black-bodied male native to India; the springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) , which has the habit of jumping high when alert, escaping, or playing; the Mongolian gazelle (Procapra gutturosa) , native to Central Asia, which can run up to 96km per hour; the Grant's gazelle (Gazella granti ), which is targeted by many carnivores; the hawk-eared gland (Ammodorcas clarkei) , which is very cautious and lives in the bush; and the gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) , which has a long jaw and often stands on its hind legs to eat leaves from high places. (7)Duiker subfamily Cephalophinae: Extremely small, with horns that are usually present in both sexes but are shorter than the ears and are mostly hidden by the crest on the top of the head. They have subocular glands and several openings in a row. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Cephalophinae" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ウサギからシカ大の小型のアンテロープ。偶蹄目ウシ科ダイカー亜科Cephalophinaeに属する哺乳類の総称。一見シカの子のように見えるが,背中が丸く湾曲し,四肢は細いが比較的短く,胴は太い。… 【レイヨウ(羚羊)】より…インド産で雄の体が黒いブラックバックAntilope cervicapra,警戒,逃走,遊びのときに高く跳びはねる習性をもつスプリングボックAntidorcas marsupialis,中央アジア産で時速96kmで走れるモウコガゼルProcapra gutturosa,多くの肉食獣にねらわれるグラントガゼルGazella granti,非常に警戒心が強く,やぶの中で生活するディバタグAmmodorcas clarkei,あごが長く,しばしば後肢で立ち上がって高いところの葉を食べるジェレヌクLitocranius walleriなど6属18種がある。(7)ダイカー亜科Cephalophinae きわめて小型で,角はふつう雌雄にあるが耳よりも短く,頭頂の冠毛でほとんど隠れている。眼下腺があり,数個の開口部が一列に並んでいる。… ※「Cephalophinae」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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