Takin - San Diego Zoo Animals Plants A takin sleeps with its head resting on top of its extended front feet, almost like a dog! Takins at the San Diego Zoo are fed Bermuda hay, alfalfa, herbivore pellets, and low-starch, high-fiber biscuits
Takin Animal Facts - Budorcas taxicolor - A-Z Animals The takin, also known as the cattle chamois or the gnu goat, looks like a cross between a cow, an antelope, and a goat But don’t be fooled by its strange appearance This species is supremely well adapted for some of the most rugged terrains on the planet
Takin | Giant Cattle, Himalayan, Bovid | Britannica Takin, (Budorcas taxicolor), heavily built, hoofed mammal of Southeast Asia, belonging to the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla) The takin lives singly or in small herds in the mountains, usually below the timberline Robust and short-legged, it can move about quickly and easily over difficult
Takin - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts The Takin (pronounced: tah-kin, or talk-in) is a large goat-like animal that lives in the Himalayan Mountains They look slightly similar to the mountain goat of North America, but their snouts are more humped, and their horns curve out and back
Meet the Takin: The Largest Mammal You’ve Never Heard Of The takin – which can reach weights up to 770 pounds (350 kg) – is arguably the largest terrestrial mammal that lives in obscurity While it is the national mammal of Bhutan, you are unlikely to find it in a cartoon, as a sports mascot or in a popular nature documentary
Meet The Takin, The Elusive Cow-Goat Hybrid Of The Himalayas Indigenous to the mountainous areas of parts of India, Bhutan, and Myanmar, the takin is a mammal of the Bovidae family which includes goats, cows, sheep, and antelopes It also shares some of its territories with the panda bear
TAKIN: CHARACTERISTICS, BEHAVIOR AND REPRODUCTION Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) are odd-looking animals with a moose-like face and musk-ox-style horns Also called cattle chamois and gnu goats, they are large ungulate-bovids in the subfamily Caprinae (goats) and live in the eastern Himalayas
Amazing Species: Takin The Takin, Budorcas taxicolor, is listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM It is found in the Himalayan Mountains and western China, their range extending from India, into China, Myanmar and Bhutan
Takin - Minnesota Zoo Takin are ruminants—plant-eating animals that chew their cud They eat more than 100 kinds of plants, including bamboo, rhododendron, and horsetail These rugged animals are at home in the cloud-shrouded tropical forests that grow on the steep, rocky slopes of Asian mountains