Musk ox (musk ox)

Japanese: ジャコウウシ(麝香牛) - ジャコウウシ（英語表記）musk ox

A mammal of the Bovidae family in the order Artiodactyla, which resembles a cow in appearance but is related to the chamois (illustration). It inhabits the tundra from Canada to Greenland. It has a body length of 1.9-2.3m, a tail length of 0.9-1m, a height of 1.2-1.5m, and a weight of 200-410kg. Both sexes have horns, thick and long body hair, and wide hooves. During mating season, males emit a strong musky odor from their subocular glands, which develop particularly during the mating season, and can sometimes smell it up to 100m away. The body is black-brown, with white in the middle of the back and on the four limbs. They usually live in herds of 10-20, eating grass in moist areas such as valleys and lakesides in the summer, and moving to hilltops and slopes with less snow in the winter, where they mainly feed on shrub leaves.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

外形はウシに似るも系統的にはカモシカ類に近縁な，偶蹄目ウシ科の哺乳類（イラスト）。カナダからグリーンランドのツンドラに生息。体長1.9～2.3m，尾長0.9～1m，体高1.2～1.5m，体重200～410kg。角は雌雄にあり，体毛は厚く長く，ひづめは幅広い。雄は交尾期にはとくに発達する眼下腺から強い麝香臭を放ち，ときに100m先までにおうという。体は黒褐色で，背の中央部と四肢は白い。ふつう10～20頭の群れで生活し，夏は谷間や湖畔などの湿った土地で草を食べて過ごし，冬は雪の少ない丘の上や斜面に移り，灌木の葉を主食とする。

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