| Class
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Mammalia +
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| Common name
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Takin +
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| Cultural significance
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Yes +
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| Cultural use details
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Bhutan selected the takin as the national … Bhutan selected the takin as the national animal based on both its uniqueness and its strong association with the country's religious history and mythology. According to legend, when Lama Drukpa Kunley (called "the divine madman") visited Bhutan in the 15th century, a large congregation of devotees gathered around the country to witness his magical powers. The people urged the lama to perform a miracle. However, the saint, in his usual unorthodox and outrageous way, demanded that he first be served a whole cow and a goat for lunch. He devoured these with relish and left only bones. After letting out a large and satisfied burp, he took the goat's head and stuck it onto the bones of the cow. And then with a snap of his fingers, he commanded the strange beast to rise up and graze on the mountainside. To the astonishment of the people the animal arose and ran up to the meadows to graze. This animal came to be known as the dong gyem tsey (takin) and to this day, these animals can be seen grazing in alpine meadows of the high eastern Himalaya. Legend also claims that the Takin exists only in Bhutan.aims that the Takin exists only in Bhutan. +
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| Division/Phylum
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Chordata +
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| Family
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Bovidae +
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| Genus
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Budorcas +
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| Header caption
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Takin pictured in Tibet +
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| Header image
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Le Takin du Tibet.jpg +
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| IUCN status
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Vulnerable +
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| Introdescription
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The Takin (''Budorcas taxicolor'') is a go … The Takin (''Budorcas taxicolor'') is a goat-antelope found in the Eastern Himalayas. Mitochondrial research shows that takin are related to sheep, its similarity to the muskox being an example of convergent evolution. The takin is the '''national animal of Bhutan'''. (Source:Wikipedia)al animal of Bhutan'''. (Source:Wikipedia) +
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| Name meaning
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Bhutan selected the takin as the national … Bhutan selected the takin as the national animal based on both its uniqueness and its strong association with the country's religious history and mythology. According to legend, when Lama Drukpa Kunley (called "the divine madman") visited Bhutan in the 15th century, a large congregation of devotees gathered around the country to witness his magical powers. The people urged the lama to perform a miracle. However, the saint, in his usual unorthodox and outrageous way, demanded that he first be served a whole cow and a goat for lunch. He devoured these with relish and left only bones. After letting out a large and satisfied burp, he took the goat's head and stuck it onto the bones of the cow. And then with a snap of his fingers, he commanded the strange beast to rise up and graze on the mountainside. To the astonishment of the people the animal arose and ran up to the meadows to graze. This animal came to be known as the dong gyem tsey (takin).to be known as the dong gyem tsey (takin). +
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| Order
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Artiodactyla +
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| Page creation date
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29 March 2011 +
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| Regnum
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Animalia +
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| Species name
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Budorcas taxicolor +
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| User ID
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User:Gauravm +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Budorcas taxicolor +
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| Categories |
Mammals +
, Deers and Bovines +
, Species page +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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30 March 2011 00:42:50 +
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