freeze

Japanese: freeze
freeze

… They generally hunt at dusk, but are more diurnal than other cats. They usually begin slowly creeping up to their prey, then alternate between creeping and freezing, trying to use any small object on the ground to hide. When they get within 30 meters of their prey, they jump out with all their might and try to take it down in one go. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 狩りは一般に夕暮れから行われるが,他のネコ類に比べ昼行性の傾向が強い。ふつう獲物にゆっくりと忍び寄りを始めると,匍匐(ほふく)前進と凍ったように不動姿勢をとるフリーズfreezeとを交互に繰り返しながら接近し,このとき,地上にあるどんな小さな物でも身を隠すのに利用しようとする。獲物まで30mほどまで接近すると,全力で跳び出し一気に獲物を倒そうとする。…

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