Title Wild Animals Found in Oku-NikkoⅠ

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$SETTINGS_DB.genreMap.get($item) Public Works & Institutions (Museums, etc.)
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FY Prepared:
2018
Associated Tourism Board:
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Associated Address:
2549-27 Yumoto, Nikko-shi , Tochigi

奥日光で見られる野生動物①


奥日光には約30種類の哺乳類がおり、その中には生物学的重要性を全国的に認められているニホンカモシカ、ヤマネの2種も含まれています。

その他、この(奥日光という)場所に生息する哺乳類としては、ニホンジカやツキノワグマ、ニホンザルやホンドキツネなどがあげられます。彼らの習性について学べば、彼らの痕跡や直接観察する機会を増やすことができるでしょう。

Wild Animals Found in Oku-NikkoⅠ


There are about 30 different species of mammal which inhabit Oku-Nikko, including two unique species nationally recognized for their biological importance, the Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) and the Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus). Other mammals which make their home here include the shika deer, also known as the Japanese deer (Cervus nippon), the Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), Japanese macaque monkey (Macaca fuscata), and the Japanese red fox (Vulpes vulpes japonica). Learning about the habits of these species greatly increases the chances of spotting their tracks, and of sighting one.

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