Sanyang

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.217

Category

동식물

Designated year

1968

Location

., 기타— 기타 전국

Coordinates

38.227657, 128.077161

This English description was machine-translated and may contain inaccuracies. Refer to the original Korean text for details.

The goral is a member of the Bovidae family, with only five species known worldwide in restricted regions. It is distributed in Siberia, China, and in Korea in areas including Seorak Mountain, Odae Mountain, Daegwallyeong, and Taebaek Mountain. Its body length is approximately 129 cm with horn length around 13 cm, and morphologically distinguished from foreign gorals by the absence of facial lines. Both males and females have horns; the neck is short, legs are thick, and hooves are pointed. Body fur color is grayish-brown, with large white spots on the neck. It inhabits steep rocky crevices, making dens in rock caves inaccessible to humans and other animals. Typically giving birth to one to three young and living in groups of two to five individuals, they are primarily active at dawn and dusk, feeding on rock moss, weeds, azaleas, rhododendrons, and various types of green leaves and tender stems. The goral population has rapidly declined due to indiscriminate hunting for traditional medicine, taxidermy, and consumption, and as an endangered and rare animal, it is designated and protected as a natural monument.

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