Kouprey (English spelling)

Japanese: クープレー（英語表記）kouprey

Also known as Ko Prey. A mammal of the Bovidae family in the order Artiodactyla, similar to the Gaua but slightly smaller, with horns somewhat similar to those of a water buffalo. It lives in hilly areas dotted with forests in Cambodia and parts of neighboring Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Body length 1.8-2.2m, tail length 0.9-1.1m, height 1.5-1.9m, weight 500-900kg. It has short body hair, and adult males are black-brown, young males are reddish-brown, females are gray-brown, and the lower halves of the limbs are white. The hanging skin on the neck is large, and in males it almost touches the ground. The male's horns reach a length of 80cm, and are flattened at the base like those of a water buffalo, with the gray outer layer near the tip peeling off to expose the dark inner part.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

別名コープレー。ガウアに似てやや小さく，角がいくぶんスイギュウに似た偶蹄目ウシ科の哺乳類。カンボジアと隣接のタイ，ラオス，ベトナムの一部の林が点在する丘陵地にすむ。体長1.8～2.2m，尾長0.9～1.1m，体高1.5～1.9m，体重500～900kg。体毛は短く，色は雄成体では黒褐色，若雄は赤褐色，雌は灰褐色，四肢の下半部は白色。首の垂れ皮が大きく，雄ではほとんど地面に着く。雄の角は長さ80cmに達し，基部はスイギュウの角のように扁平，先端近くの灰色の表層が剝離し，内部の暗色部が露出する。

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