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takin

Heavily-built goatlike mammal with the horns thickened at the base and growing outwards. It ranges from Bhutan in the Himalayas to Central China. Its only close relation is the musk ox.

Classification

The takin Budorcas taxicolor is in family Bovidae, in order Artiodactyla.
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I have spoken 2 a few landlords in Coventry & without doubt their takins have gone down due 2 the ban.
Letter: Your Say - REFERRING 2 J Cleaver's by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
BRYAN SMART was delighted to get off the mark for the year with a 46-1 double from Friday's Takins and Brandy Cove at Southwell yesterday.
Racing: What a Smart start by The Mirror (London, England)
The ride took us past two Sichuan takins (they look somewhat like goats with a horse's head and short horns) that were butting heads.
GOING WILD IN SAN DIEGO : PANDA-MONIUM, TAME SAFARI CAPTIVATE ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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