takahea

Japanese: takahea
takahea

…This species is thought to have lost the need for flight because there are no predators in New Zealand and so it no longer needs to escape from enemies. It is also called Takahe, which comes from the Maori name takahea. [Naoya Abe]. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "takahea" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この種はニュージーランドに捕食獣が生息していないために,敵から逃れる必要がなく,飛行力を必要としなくなったと考えられている。一名タカヘともいうが,これは,マオリ族の呼名のtakaheaに由来する。【安部 直哉】。…

※「takahea」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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