Photo: あおもりくま,(Aomorikuma) This photo was taken with Canon PowerShot SX170 IS / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Prefectural Natural Monument
Mammals
Kandachime Horse
Equus caballus
The Kandachime is a large native horse living in places such as Higashidori on the Shimokita Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture. Its name refers to its habit of standing in the snow through the cold winter. Once a farm horse, it is now protected as a symbol of the peninsula's landscape.
- Scientific name
- Equus caballus
- Group
- Mammals（Native breed）
- Prefectures
- Aomori
- 日本語
- 寒立馬
- 简体中文
- 寒立马
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The Kandachime Horse is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Aomori.
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