アザラシのリボンは？

バンクーバー水族館Cool! すぎる！！

お返事くれましたよ。私の想像は悪くなかったんですね。

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Thank you for your question, Akiko. It’s hard to know for sure, but one possibility for the ribbon pattern could be that it’s a form of camouflage known as disruptive colouration. Many animals have spots, stripes or other patterns on their bodies that work to break up their overall outline while moving through their environment. In this way, they are harder for their predators and prey to spot. So for example with the ribbon seal, the white band around its body could be there to create the illusion that one ribbon seal is actually many smaller animals.

Thank you very much for your answer! Wow I was not that bad, the ribbon pattern could be a camouflage! That is cute as well as practical! Thanks a lot, and have a great late summer! I’m looking forward to seeing new seal articles!!

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結構難しい。

disruptive colouration １つの動物の輪郭を「分裂させる配色」。分裂色というのかな、定訳を調べないといけないですね。

prey to spot 見つけて餌食にする。

one ribbon seal is actually many smaller animals アリコさんが正しく解釈されてましたが、１匹のクラカケアザラシが、リボン模様で分けられて、あたかも小さい動物がいくつかいるように見える、という意味です。disruptiveは「分裂的」これを表しています。

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可愛いし、実用的。リボンシール最高！！

kurakake bak

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• タグ:クラカケアザラシ、リボン、ribbon seal、模様