The Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) is a goat-antelope found in heavily forested in the Eastern Himalayas.There are four subspecies: Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor; the Mishima Takin, Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi;, Budorcas taxicolor tibetani; the Tibetan Takin, and Budorcas taxicolor whitei.
Takin stand 110 to 120 centimetres at the shoulder and weigh up to 300 kilograms. Takin have large muzzles and eyes and noticably small ears, giving a vaguely cartoonish appearance. They are covered in thick golden wool which turns black on the underbelly. Both sexes have small horns which run parallel to the skull and then turn upwards in a short point, these are around 30 centimetres long.
Takin are found in bamboo forests at altitudes of 2,000 to 4,500 mtres where they eat grass, buds, and leaves. Takin are diurnal, active in the day, resting in the heat of particularly sunny days. Takin gather in small herds in winter and herds of up to a hundred individuals in summerSummer is one of the four temperate seasons. Astronomically, it begins with the summer solstice (around 21 June in the Northern hemisphere, and 21 December in the Southern hemisphere) and ends with the autumn equinox (around 21 September in the Northern h, old males are solitary.
Some theorise that the Takin may be the source of the Golden FleeceFor the order of chivalry, see Order of the Golden Fleece. In Greek mythology, the ram with the Golden Fleece Okros Satsmisi in Georgian) was given to Nephele of Thessaly by Hermes for her to transport her children, Helle and Phrixus, away from Ino. The r of Greek mythologyGreek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. Our surviving sources of mythology are either transcriptions of this spoken word, o.
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