A large ruminant mammal (Budorcas taxicolor) of the mountains of China, Myanmar (Burma), and the Himalayas, having backward-pointing horns and a shaggy coat.
[Probably from Digaro (Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India).]
takin
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A large ruminant mammal (Budorcas taxicolor) of the mountains of China, Myanmar (Burma), and the Himalayas, having backward-pointing horns and a shaggy coat.
A large ruminant mammal (Budorcas taxicolor) of the mountains of China, Myanmar (Burma), and the Himalayas, having backward-pointing horns and a shaggy coat.
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takin (təkēn'), hoofed mammal, Budorcas toxicolor, found in Asia, most closely related to the musk ox. The takin is oxlike in build and may reach a shoulder height of 31/2 ft (107 cm). It has a large head with a broad blunt muzzle; both sexes have high-set, outward-curving horns. Takins are found in the wooded mountains and valleys of W China and in the Himalayas. Although ungainly in their movements they are agile climbers. Powerful animals, they are especially fierce when cornered or wounded. They feed on a wide variety of plant life. Members of the western race are dull yellow-brown in color, but members of the races found in China are bright yellow with areas of black. The golden takin of Shaanxi prov. is a metallic gold with black hindparts. Takins are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae.
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large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
Synonyms: gnu goat, Budorcas taxicolor
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | Budorcas Hodgson, 1850 |
| Species: | B. taxicolor |
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| Budorcas taxicolor Hodgson, 1850 |
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The Takin (IPA: /ˈtɑkɪn/) (Budorcas taxicolor) is a goat-antelope found in the Eastern Himalayas. There are four subspecies: B. taxicolor taxicolor, the Mishmi Takin; B. taxicolor bedfordi, the Shanxi or Golden Takin; B. taxicolor tibetana, the Tibetan or Sichuan Takin; and B. taxicolor whitei, the Bhutan Takin. Mitochondrial research[2] shows that takin are related to sheep, its similarity to the muskox being an example of convergent evolution. The takin is the national animal of Bhutan.
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Takin stand 100 to 130 cm (39 to 51 in) at the shoulder and weigh up to 650 kg (1,400 lb).[3] They have been likened to a "bee-stung moose", because of the swollen appearance of the face. They are covered in a thick golden wool which turns black on the under-belly. Both sexes have small horns which run parallel to the skull and then turn upwards in a short point, these are around 30 cm (12 in) long.
Takin are found in bamboo forests at altitudes of 2,000 to 4,000 metres (6,600 to 13,000 ft), where they eat grass, buds and leaves. Takin are diurnal, active in the day, resting in the heat on particularly sunny days. Takin gather in small herds in winter and herds of up to a hundred individuals in the summer, old males are solitary.
In mythology
The Takin, specifically the Golden Takin may be the source and inspiration of the Golden Fleece in Greek mythology.
The reason for Bhutan selecting the Takin as the national animal is based on both its uniqueness and its strong association with the country's religious history and mythology. According to legend, when Lama Drukpa Kunley (called "the divine madman") visited Bhutan in the 15th century, a large congregation of devotees gathered around the country to witness his magical powers. The people urged the lama to perform a miracle. However, the saint, in his usual unorthodox and outrageous way, demanded that he first be served a whole cow and a goat for lunch. He devoured these with relish and left only bones. After letting out a large and satisfied burp, he took the goat's head and stuck it onto the bones of the cow. And then with a snap of his fingers, he commanded the strange beast to rise up and graze on the mountainside. To the astonishment of the people the animal arose and ran up to the meadows to graze. This animal came to be known as the dong gyem tsey (takin) and to this day, these animals can be seen grazing on the mountainsides of Bhutan.
Photos
 A Takin at the San Diego Zoo |
.jpg) Takin at the Paris Menagerie. |
Recommended photo: Takin in Bhutan http://www.flickr.com/photos/parahamsa/4097701051/
References
- ^ Yanling, S., Smith, A.T. & MacKinnon, J. (2008). Budorcas taxicolor. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of vulnerable.
- ^ Pamela Groves and R.G. White, "The Takin And Muskox: Relationship musk not be takin for granted", Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- ^ WWF: Takin
Sources
- Lonely Planet Bhutan, Tashi Wangchuk.
External links
- ARKive - images and movies of the takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
- Pictures of takin in Bhutan Zoo
- Takin shown in maximum card of China
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