The takin's nearest relative is the arctic musk ox, but this bizarre looking creature seems to have been and assembled from a variety of zoological sources.
Adult takins have no natural predators except perhaps the pack hunting dhole (Asia's wild dog), and most are born to live life calmly, not to lose it.
Takins are very distinctive dark brown or golden, massive creatures that stand 50 inches high, have short wildebeest-like horns, humped shoulders, and large, moose-like faces.
Takins have some neat adaptations that help them stay warm and dry during the bitter cold of winter in the Himalayan Mountains.
Takins eat in the early morning and again in the late afternoon, and they rest when they are not feeding.
The size of a takinherd changes with the seasons: during spring and early summer, herds can number up to 300 animals; during cooler months, when food is less plentiful, the large herds break up into smaller groups of 10 to 35 takins as they head down the mountain.
The Mishmi takin (Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor) is distributed from Bhutan, Assam, northern Myanmar to the Chinese province of northern Yunnan.
Although takins are not currently considered an endangered species, increased human activities in the takins’ natural range are having a negative effect on their populations.
All subspecies of takin are also listed as Appendix II animals (not presently threatened with extinction but may become so if their trade is not regulated) by the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
We observed takin mainly in the Beilu valley along 12 km of road at elevations of 1500-2000 m.
Although takin was the major food item, some of the meat had been scavenged from animals dead of malnutrition and other causes.
Using its weight,a takin sometimes leaned into a tree or shrub and bent or broke it.If the stem did not snap, the animal prevented it from springing erect by straddling it or holding it down with foreleg or neck while browsing.
The takin is regarded as one of China’s national treasures and is fully protected under Chinese law.
The Sichuan takin is found from the southern Daxue Shan (shan is mountain range) in the Sichuan province north along the Qionglai Shan to the southern Min Shan in the Gansu province.
Sichuan takins have benefited from the giant panda reserves in China since they are found in the same areas as the giant panda and golden monkey.
Description: Related to the musk ox and mountain goat, takins range in weight from 227 to 318 kg (500 - 700 lbs.) and stand from 76 to 132 cm (30 - 52 in) at the shoulder.
They are 1.2 to 2.1 m (4 to 7 ft) in length from the head to the base of the tail.
Both sexes of the takin are horned, with the male having stouter horns.
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The takin one of the larger and stockier of the goat antelopes.
Four subspecies of takin are currently recognised, and these tend to show a variation in coat colour.
The legend of the 'golden fleece', searched for by Jason and the Argonauts, may have been inspired by the lustrous coat of the golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi).
