The Mishmi takin (''Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor'') is an endangered

goat-antelope The subfamily Caprinae, also sometimes referred to as the tribe Caprini, is part of the ruminant family (biology), family Bovidae, and consists of mostly medium-sized bovids. A member of this subfamily is called a caprine. Prominent members in ...

native to

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and the

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. It is a subspecies of

takin The takin (''Budorcas taxicolor''; ), also called cattle chamois or gnu goat, is a large species of ungulate of the subfamily Caprinae found in the eastern Himalayas. It includes four subspecies: the Mishmi takin (''B. t. taxicolor''), the golde ...

. The Mishmi takin lives in

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and eats

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and

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shoots. It has an oily coat to protect it from the

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. Several zoos and wildlife parks keep Mishmi takins in captivity, notably

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(Sweden),

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(China), Skærup Zoo (Denmark), Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal Pradesh, India), Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (Darjeeling, India),

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(Germany), Rostov Zoo (Russia),

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(Poland), Sofia Zoo (Bulgaria), Tallinn Zoo (Estonia), Helsinki Zoo (Finland), Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and

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(England),

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(Scotland), Nyíregyháza Zoo (Hungary), and

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(Indonesia).

References

Mishmi takin Mammals of China Fauna of Tibet Fauna of Yunnan Mammals described in 1850 Taxa named by Brian Houghton Hodgson {{eventoedungulate-stub

See also

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