常時英心:言葉の森から 1.0

約10年間,はてなダイアリーで英語表現の落穂拾いを行ってきました。現在はAmeba Blogに2.0を開設し,継続中です。こちらはしばらくアーカイブとして維持します。

coitus

うまくいってほしいものです。coitusは生物の教科書に出てくる動物の「交尾、性交」のことです。しかしながら、detailed descriptionで、ちょっと赤面してしまうわたしはおかしいのでしょうか。(GP)

Mating pandas off to good start at Ueno zoo

A mating pair of pandas have wasted no time in getting intimate, Ueno zoo officials said Tuesday, coupling on their first evening together and then again the next morning.

The female Shin Shin and her companion Ri Ri were put in a private enclosure on Monday evening after keepers noticed they were ready to mate.

“We have confirmed Shin Shin and Ri Ri mated on Monday evening and Tuesday morning,” Hidetoshi Kurotori, an official at the zoo’s education and information division, said. “Things are moving ahead smoothly.”

Kazuomi Nishikiori, director of education and information at Ueno Zoo, declared himself delighted with the animals’ progress.

“I think the first step went very well. We feel relieved. We are extremely happy,” he said. Detailed descriptions of the coitus were posted on the zoo’s website at www.tokyo-zoo.net, along with a picture and a 30-second video.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/mating-pandas-off-to-good-start-at-ueno-zoo