...The banded mongoose, Mungos mungo , is known to have the habit of breaking eggs by throwing them at rocks. It is well known that mongooses kill poisonous snakes, and the fights between the Indian mongoose ( Herpestes edwardsi ) and the Indian cobra and the viper are particularly popular. It has been said that this mongoose is immune to snake venom, but this is not the case at all; it is simply moving quickly and skillfully avoiding the venom. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Herpestes edwardsi" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…シママングースMungos mungoなどでは,卵などを石に投げつけたりして割る習性も知られている。 マングースが毒ヘビを殺すのは有名だが,なかでもインドマングース(ハイイロマングース)Herpestes edwardsiとインドコブラやハブなどとの闘いは見世物にもなっている。このマングースはヘビの毒に対して免疫をもっているといわれてきたが,決してそうではなく,敏しょうに動いて巧みに毒牙(どくが)を避けているにすぎない。… ※「Herpestes edwardsi」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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