翻訳と辞書 |
Masai giraffe : ウィキペディア英語版 | Masai giraffe
The Masai giraffe, also spelled Maasai giraffe, or the Kilimanjaro giraffe (''Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi''), is the largest subspecies of giraffe and the tallest land mammal. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. ==Description== The Masai giraffe has jagged spots on its body. It also has a short tassel of hair on its tail. The bony outgrowths of the male's skull superficially provide the appearance of up to five ossicones. The dominant male's spots tend to be darker in colour than those of other members of its herd. Adult males usually reach around 5.5 m in height—although they have been recorded at reaching heights of up to 5.88 m—and females tend to be a bit shorter at around 4.5 m, with recorded height of tall.〔Lönnig, Wolf-Ekkehard (2011). ("The Evolution of the Long-Necked Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis L.) What Do We Really Know? Testing the Theories of Gradualism, Macromutation, and Intelligent Design" ) p. 41.〕 Their legs and necks are both about long, and their heart has a mass of roughly .
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Masai giraffe」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|