Barbary Sheep

Japanese: バーバリーシープ

Like the bharal, this mammal (illustration) is an even-toed ungulate mammal of the bovidae family, which resembles both sheep and goats. It is found in the highlands of the desert and semi-desert regions from Morocco and Western Sahara to Egypt and Sudan. Its body length is 130-165 cm, tail length 15-25 cm, shoulder height 75-112 cm, and weight is 100-145 kg for males and 40-55 kg for females. Both sexes have horns, the males' are thick and long, measuring about 70 cm. Its body is sturdy, with short limbs and hard, small hooves. It resembles sheep in the shape of its horns and the lack of a beard, but it resembles goats in the lack of parotid glands and the nearly circular cross-section of its horns, and is sometimes included in the Capricorn genus.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

バーラルと同じくヒツジとヤギの双方に似たところがある偶蹄目ウシ科の哺乳類（イラスト）。モロッコ，西サハラからエジプト，スーダンに至る砂漠，半砂漠地帯にある高地に分布。体長130～165cm，尾長15～25cm，肩高75～112cm，体重は雄で100～145kg，雌で40～55kg。角は雌雄ともあり，雄のは太く長く70cmほど。体はがんじょうで四肢が短く，ひづめは硬く小さい。角の外形やあごひげを欠くことなどはヒツジに似るが，眼下腺のないことや角の断面が円形にちかいことなどはヤギに似ていて，ヤギ属に含めることもある。

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