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n. - A genus of heavy-coated bovines comprising the takins.

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  • Yes, it's a Takin Budorcas taxicolor, a bizarre goat-antelope from the bamboo forests of the Himalayas.
  • Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) (Photograph by Bruce Bunting/WWF)
  • Important animal species here include takin (Budorcas taxicolor) and Sichuan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana).
  • The juniper woodlands in Tsarijathang, in Jigme Dorji National Park, Bhutan, in particular are used by takin (Budorcas taxicolor) as summer habitat.
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