(adv)in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); thus; such→Related words:
ああ
, 然う
, 如何
こうした熊独特の特徴が、熊が動かずに狩猟すること(アザラシの呼吸孔の脇でじっと動かず、アザラシが海面に上がってくるのを待つ)を好む説明になっている。 These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seals' breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).