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: a large heavily built bovid (Budorcas taxicolor) of Tibet and adjacent areas of Asia that is related to the goats and the musk ox and that has horns in both sexes arising near the midline of the head and sweeping abruptly outward and then backward and upward
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From camels to takins, there’s no shortage of iconic international species to discover, many of which are subject to ambitious conservation programs that aim to restore native populations to their former numbers.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The hill in Panda Ridge formerly was part of a habitat for takins, mammals native to China that are related to sheep and wild goats that also enjoy climbing.
—Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
She’s the first golden takin born in the Western Hemisphere.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2021
In 1989, the first Sichuan takin born outside China was born at the zoo.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2021
As the takin did a full loop around the zoo, a recapture team with tranquilizers, and rifles for back-up, chased the animal until he was sedated, Nahabedian said.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2018
Last Tuesday, the 8-by-12-foot glass fronts came down from dioramas of lowland gorillas and takin (a gnu goat from mountainous western China), and the sweet smell of old preservative filled the air.
—Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com, 19 Feb. 2018
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The hill in Panda Ridge formerly was part of a habitat for takins, mammals native to China that are related to sheep and wild goats that also enjoy climbing.
—Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
She’s the first golden takin born in the Western Hemisphere.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2021
In 1989, the first Sichuan takin born outside China was born at the zoo.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2021
As the takin did a full loop around the zoo, a recapture team with tranquilizers, and rifles for back-up, chased the animal until he was sedated, Nahabedian said.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2018
Last Tuesday, the 8-by-12-foot glass fronts came down from dioramas of lowland gorillas and takin (a gnu goat from mountainous western China), and the sweet smell of old preservative filled the air.
—Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com, 19 Feb. 2018
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“Takin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/takin. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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