Carabao

Japanese: carabao
Carabao

…The swamp buffalo is a working buffalo kept mainly in Southeast Asia. Its body shape is similar to that of the wild Asian buffalo, but it is much smaller, weighing about 670 kg for males and about 450 kg for females. The Philippine carabao is even smaller, weighing about 520 kg for males and 450 kg for females. Its horns are also crescent-shaped and long, but smaller than those of wild buffalos. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "carabao" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…沼沢水牛は東南アジアを中心に飼われる役用水牛で,体型は野生のアジアスイギュウに似るが,はるかに小型で体重は雄約670kg,雌約450kg。フィリピンのカラバオcarabaoはさらに小さく雄520kg,雌450kgくらいである。角も三日月形で長大であるが,野生のものに比べれば小さい。…

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