Mindoro buffalo (English spelling)

Japanese: Mindoro buffalo(英語表記)Mindorobuffalo
Mindoro buffalo (English spelling)

…Males often mate with domestic females. The Mindoro buffalo (English name: Mindoro buffalo, tamarao, tamarau), which is said to be endangered and only 150 to 200 remain in the forests of Mindoro Island in the Philippines, is similar to the Asian buffalo but much smaller, standing about 1.05 meters tall at the shoulder and with horns only 35 to 50 cm long. The body is gray-black with white spots in front of the eyes, on the throat, under the neck, and on the hooves. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mindoro buffalo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…雄はしばしば家畜の雌と交配する。 フィリピンのミンドロ島の森林にわずか150~200頭が生き残るだけといわれ,絶滅が心配されているミンドロスイギュウ(英名Mindoro buffalo,tamarao,tamarau)は,アジアスイギュウに似るがずっと小さく,肩高1.05m前後,角の長さは35~50cmにすぎない。体は灰黒色で,目の前,のど,首の下面,ひづめの上などに白斑がある。…

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