Saito, Miho(Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (ASAFAS)) | Activity Database on Education and Research, Kyoto University

Saito, Miho

Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (ASAFAS) Assistant Professor

Last Updated :2025/05/21

Basic Information

Email Address

Email Address
saito.miho.2wkyoto-u.ac.jp

Professional Memberships

From Feb. 2025, To Present
野生生物と社会

From Apr. 2022, To Present
International Behavioral Ecology

To Present
動物の行動と管理学会

日本生態学会

To Present
日本動物行動学会

To Present
日本アフリカ学会

Academic Degree

26 Mar. 2012
京都大学修士（理学）

25 Mar. 2019
京都大学博士（理学）

Academic Resume (Graduate Schools)

京都大学, 大学院理学研究科博士後期課程生物科学専攻, 修了

京都大学, 大学院理学研究科修士課程生物科学専攻, 修了

Academic Resume (Undergraduate School/Majors)

京都工芸繊維大学, 工芸科学部応用生物学課程, 卒業

Research History

From Apr. 2024, To Mar. 2025
University of the Free State, Visiting Researcher

From Apr. 2024, To Present
京都大学「世界視力を備えた次世代トップ研究者育成プログラム」(L-INSIGHT) 第四期フェロー

From Apr. 2022, To Present
京都大学大学院理学研究科野生動物研究センター兼任助教

From Mar. 2022, To Present
京都大学大学院アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科

From Apr. 2021, To Feb. 2022
京都市動物園, 生き物・学び・研究センター, 研究推進員

From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2021
大阪大学大学院, 人間科学研究科, 日本学術振興会特別研究員（PD）

From Apr. 2017, To Mar. 2019
日本学術振興会特別研究員（DC2）

From Apr. 2012, To Sep. 2015
Ericsson Japan K.K., Integration Engineer

ID,URL

ORCID ID
0000-0002-1215-650X
J-Global ID
201901015762873780

researchmap URL

https://researchmap.jp/twiga-33

Last Updated :2025/05/21

Research

Research Interests

Animal Behavioral Ecology

対捕食者戦略

Mother-offspring relationship

Giraffa camelopardalis

南アフリカ

Tanzania

Research Areas

Environmental science/Agricultural science, Social-ecological systems

Environmental science/Agricultural science, Biological resource conservation, 動物行動学

Papers

Effects of nocturnal outdoor enclosure access on space use and sleep-related behavior in captive giraffes.
Saito, M.; Matsunaga, M.; Fukuizumi, H.; Nakamichi, M.
Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, Jul. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

Daytime spatial relationships in a family group of black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis at the Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park, Japan
Masayuki Nakamichi; Miho Saito; Yu Kaigaishi; Kenji Onishi
Zoo Biology, 29 Mar. 2024, Peer-reviewed

Factors affecting captive female giraffe stress response: male presence, small enclosure, and low temperature
Saito, M; Matsunaga, M; Fukuizumi, H; Nakamichi, M; Kinoshita, K
Zoo Biology, 2023, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

Nursing behaviours of black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis in a zoological park: a case report
Masayuki Nakamichi; Miho Saito
Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, Jul. 2022, Peer-reviewed

The impact of Masai giraffe nursery groups on the development of social associations among females and young individuals
Miho Saito; Fred B. Bercovitch; Gen’ichi Idani
Behavioural Processes, Nov. 2020, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

Giraffe diurnal recumbent behavior and habitat utilization in Katavi National Park, Tanzania
M. Saito; G. Idani
Journal of Zoology, Nov. 2020, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

Nighttime Suckling Behavior in Captive Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)
Miho Saito; Naoko Takagi; Masayuki Tanaka; Yumi Yamanashi
Zoological Science, 03 Feb. 2020, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

Sleep‐related behaviors in zoo‐housed giraffes ( Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata ): Basic characteristics and effects of season and parturition
Naoko Takagi; Miho Saito; Hideyuki Ito; Masayuki Tanaka; Yumi Yamanashi
Zoo Biology, Dec. 2019, Peer-reviewed

The role of nursery group guardian is not shared equally by female giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)
Miho Saito; Gen’ichi Idani
African Journal of Ecology, Dec. 2018, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

Suckling and allosuckling behavior in wild giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)
Miho Saito; Gen’ichi Idani
Mammalian Biology, Nov. 2018, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

Giraffe Mother-Calf Relationships in the Miombo Woodland of Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
Mammal Study, Mar. 2018, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

Morphometric and genetic determination of age class and sex for fecal pellets of sika deer (Cervus nippon)
Hanya, Goro; Naito, Senri; Namioka, Erina; Ueda, Yosuke; Sato, Yo; Pastrana, Josue Alejandro; He, Tianmeng; Yan, Xiaochan; Saito, Miho; Costa, Raquel Filomena Pereira; Allanic, Morgane; Honda, Takeaki; Kurihara, Yosuke; Yumoto, Takakazu; Hayakawa, Takashi
MAMMAL STUDY, Dec. 2017, Peer-reviewed

Comparison of proximity and social behavior between calf and juvenile in wild giraffe
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
PROCEEDINGS of the Design Symposium on Conservation of Ecosystem, 2017, Peer-reviewed

How social relationships of female giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) change after calving
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
African Journal of Ecology, Jun. 2016, Peer-reviewed
Access this paper :

Presentations

Effects of nocturnal outdoor enclosure access on space use and sleep-related behavior in captive giraffes
Saito, M.; Matsunaga, M.; Fukuizumi, H.; Nakamichi, M.
19th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress, 01 Oct. 2024

キリンのオスはメスのストレス要因？：糞中ホルモン値と社会行動からの検討
齋藤美保
日本動物行動学会第42回大会, 03 Nov. 2023

Housing with a male triggers more agonistic interactions in female giraffes
Saito, M; Matsunaga, M; Fukuizumi, H; Kinoshita, K
55th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology, 06 Sep. 2022

Housing with male triggers higher aggressive behaviors in female giraffe
Saito, M; Matsunaga, M; Fukuizumi, H; Kinoshita, K
18th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress, 01 Aug. 2022

Giraffe habitat selection for resting and nursing in Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
The 10th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science, Jun. 2019

Suckling and allosuckling behavior in giraffe
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
The 10th International Seminar on Biodiversity and Evolution, Jun. 2019

キリンの保育園－ヒトの保育園と似ているようでちょっと違う－
齋藤美保
第60回東山ワークショップ, 22 Apr. 2019, Invited

キリンの仔育て集団の機能～オトナメス間の社会関係に着目して～
齋藤美保; 伊谷原一
動物園水族館大学シンポジウム, Mar. 2019

Suckling and allosuckling behavior in giraffe
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
The 8th International Seminar on Biodiversity and Evolution, Nov. 2018

Suckling and allosuckling behavior in wild giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
The 7th International Workshop on Tropical Biodiversity Conservation, Oct. 2018

Giraffe habitat selection for nursing and resting in Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
The 55th annual conference of the Animal Behavior Society, Aug. 2018

Giraffe habitat selection for resting and nursing in Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
NACCB2018-Society for Conservation Biology North America, Jul. 2018

野生キリンの共同授乳はなぜ起きる？～授乳行動をヒントに考える～
齋藤美保; 伊谷原一
ず～なんよ。動物園大学inひろしま安佐, Mar. 2018

タンザニア・カタヴィ国立公園におけるキリンの子育て時と休息時の環境選択
齋藤美保; 伊谷原一
第65回日本生態学会大会, Mar. 2018

Allosuckling and male interference with nursing in wild giraffe
Miho Saito
The 9th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science, Mar. 2018

Giraffe habitat selection for resting and nursing in Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Miho Saito
The 8th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science, Sep. 2017

子育てからみるマサイキリンの社会
齋藤美保
京都市動物園勉強会, 24 Apr. 2017, Invited

Wild Masai giraffe social structure focusing on nursing
Miho Saito
The 7th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science, Mar. 2017

森に生きるマサイキリンの子育て方法
齋藤美保
SHAPE-Japan第二回環境エンリッチメント実践型ワークショップ：草食動物の環境エンリッチメントを考える, 10 Feb. 2017, Invited

Calves drive social relationships of female giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
Antelope, Giraffe, Hippo conference 2017, Feb. 2017

Comparison of proximity and social behavior between calf and juvenile in wild giraffe
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
International Giraffid Conference, May 2016

Report of Tanzania field tour －Nursing strategy of giraffe－
Miho Saito
The 5th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science, Mar. 2016

Comparison of proximity and social behavior between calf and juvenile in wild giraffe
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
The 4th SEASTAR2000 workshop, Mar. 2016

The mother–calf relationship of Masai giraffe in Miombo woodland, Tanzania
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
The 4th International Workshop on Tropical Biodiversity and Conservation, Sep. 2015

The mother–calf relationship of Masai giraffe in Miombo woodland, Tanzania
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
The 3rd Giraffe Indaba, Aug. 2015

Study in Africa as field worker for giraffe ~The strategy of habitat use of Giraffe mothers during the nursery period~
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
The 2nd International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science, Mar. 2015

Group composition and social behavior of giraffe in the Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Miho Saito; Gen'ichi Idani
The 1st Giraffe Indaba, Jul. 2011

野生キリンの暮らしをのぞいてみよう！
齋藤美保
ず～どすえ。動物園大学in京都, Mar. 2011

Books and Other Publications

ザ・フィールドワーク 129人のおどろき・とまどい・よろこびから広がる世界
生態人類学, Contributor, 214-215
発行所京都大学学術出版会, Mar. 2025

月刊「日本の学童ほいく」
Contributor, 3-4
全国学童保育連絡協議会, Jul. 2024

改訂版動物行動図説 : 産業動物・伴侶動物・展示動物・実験動物
動物の行動と管理学会, Joint work, 154-156
朝倉書店, Apr. 2024
Find Kyoto University's collection of books :

林にかくれるキリンを追う―もっと知りたい野生の姿
齋藤美保, Single work
株式会社くもん出版, Aug. 2023

どうぶつのわかっていること・わかっていないこと
木下さとみ, Supervisor, キリンのなぞ部分に関しての監修
小学館集英社プロダクション, Jul. 2022

座る？座らない？キリンの休息行動
Contributor, モンキー第6巻2号pp.46–47
公益財団法人日本モンキーセンター, Sep. 2021

キリンの保育園 : タンザニアでみつめた彼らの仔育て
齋藤, 美保, Single work
京都大学学術出版会, Jun. 2021
Find Kyoto University's collection of books :

キリンの夜
山梨裕美; 高木直子; 齋藤美保, Contributor, モンキー第5巻2号 pp.48–49
公益財団法人日本モンキーセンター, Sep. 2020

野生動物追いかけて、見つめて知りたい、キミのこと
齋藤美保, Contributor, キリンの保育園－ヒトの保育園と似ているようでちょっと違う－
京都通信社, Jun. 2018, Not refereed

キリンの仔育てからみえる母親たちの社会関係
齋藤美保, Contributor, モンキー第1巻4号pp.92–93
公益財団法人日本モンキーセンター, Mar. 2017, Not refereed

野生動物研究動物に魅せられた若者たち
齋藤美保, Contributor, 野生キリンの保育園
京都大学野生動物研究センター, 2016, Not refereed

Awards

04 Feb. 2020
第36回井上研究奨励賞（井上科学振興財団）

04 Mar. 2019
第11回京都大学優秀女性研究者賞奨励賞

Media Coverage

キリンの保育園タンザニアでみつめた彼らの仔育て
毎日新聞, 京都・読書之森, Aug. 2021, Paper

「キリンの保育園」書評ひたすら歩きスケッチする強み
朝日新聞, 好書好日, Jul. 2021, Paper

野生キリンの”保育園”
京都新聞, Jun. 2021, Paper

「オタク」「変人」が世界を変える
京都新聞, 教育欄, 09 Feb. 2020, Paper

私も、キリンの保育園の一員？
京都大学野生動物研究センター, ニュースレター第三号, 11 Apr. 2019, Internet

生物学×3つの思考
ベネッセコーポレーション, GPS-Academic 思考力UPガイド② 2019, 2019, Paper

キリンが絶滅危惧種に
朝日小学生新聞, 26 Dec. 2016, Paper

Baby giraffes steal milk, and adults let them do it
New Scientist, https://www.newscientist.com/article/2076245-baby-giraffes-steal-milk-and-adults-let-them-do-it/, Jan. 2016, Internet

How is a giraffe like a sperm whale?
Science, http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/01/how-giraffe-sperm-whale, Jan. 2016, Internet

初公開！驚きのキリン保育園
NHK, ダーウィンが来た！生きもの新伝説, 15 Feb. 2015, Media report

森のキリン謎の子育てを見た！
NHK, ワイルドライフ, 22 Dec. 2014, Media report

キリンのいろ
日本テレビ, いのちのいろいろ, 12 Nov. 2013, Media report

External funds: Kakenhi

多様な人間活動下におけるキリンとインパラの仔育て戦略の解明
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Basic Section 64040:Social-ecological systems-related
Kyoto University;Osaka University
齋藤美保
From 01 Apr. 2020, To 31 Mar. 2024, Granted
草食動物;キリン;捕食;子育て;タンザニア;行動学;ミオンボ林;仔育て;タンザニア連合共和国;ストレスホルモン;動物園;人間活動;インパラ;野生動物保全
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-20K20006/

Interdisciplinary studv on the dvnamics of knowledge and technologies share/inheritance related to natural resouce use and conservation in the rural areas of Africa
Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (International Collaborative Research)
Medium-sized Section 4:Geography, cultural anthropology, folklore, and related fields
Takasaki City University of Economics
黒崎龍悟
From 08 Sep. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2028, Granted
中等・高等教育;利用規制;互助労働;民族間関係;野生動物
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-23KK0016/

人間活動がキリンの仔育てに与える影響ー仔育て場と採食品目の選択から探る
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Basic Section 64040:Social-ecological systems-related
Kyoto University
齋藤美保
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2028, Granted
仔育て;人間活動;キリン;タンザニア;野生動物保全
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-24K20956/

Re-examining the Concept of "Wildness" in Human-Animal Relationships: A Case Study of Feral Livestock in the Tokara Archipelago
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Basic Section 04030:Cultural anthropology and folklore-related
Kyoto University
木村大治
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2027, Granted
野生化家畜;トカラ列島・口之島;野生性;家畜化;生態史
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-24K04471/

Interdisciplinary studv on the dvnamics of knowledge and technologies share/inheritance related to natural resouce use and conservation in the rural areas of Africa
Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (International Collaborative Research)
Medium-sized Section 4:Geography, cultural anthropology, folklore, and related fields
Takasaki City University of Economics
黒崎龍悟
From 08 Sep. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2028, Granted
中等・高等教育;環境利用規制;互助労働;民族間関係;野生動物;住民組織;世代間関係;SNS;利用規制
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-23KK0016/

Unraveling the parenting strategies of giraffes and impalas in diverse human activities
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Basic Section 64040:Social-ecological systems-related
Kyoto University;Osaka University
Miho Saito
From 01 Apr. 2020, To 31 Mar. 2024, Project Closed
仔育て;対捕食者戦略;動物行動学;キリン;タンザニア;人間活動;利用環境;草食動物;捕食;子育て;行動学;ミオンボ林;タンザニア連合共和国;ストレスホルモン;動物園;インパラ;野生動物保全
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-20K20006/

Last Updated :2025/05/21

Education

Teaching subject(s)

From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Innovative Africa and SDGs
2811, Fall, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, 2

Last Updated :2025/05/21

Administration

Faculty management (title, position)

From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
出版委員会委員

From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
臨地教育・国際連携支援室

From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
広報委員会委員

ページ上部へ戻る

Search for faculty members

Saito, Miho

Basic Information

Email Address

Email Address

Professional Memberships

Academic Degree

Academic Resume (Graduate Schools)

Academic Resume (Undergraduate School/Majors)

Research History

ID,URL

ORCID ID

J-Global ID

researchmap URL

Research

Research Interests

Research Areas

Papers

Presentations

Books and Other Publications

Awards

Media Coverage

External funds: Kakenhi

Education

Teaching subject(s)

Administration

Faculty management (title, position)

Academic, Social Contribution

Committee Memberships

Social Contribution