01 APR 2024
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Takin is the largest goat antelope and is the national animal of Bhutan, found in the forested valleys of eastern Himalayas of India and Bhutan. Takin are found in small family groups and considered Vulnerable due to overhunting and the destruction of their natural habitat.
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Himalayan Blue Sheep or Bharal is a caprid species found in the high altitdue mountains of Himalayas in India, Nepal and Bhutan. Bharal is the medium sized sheep and are the favored prey of snow leopards of Himalayas in India.
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Himalayan Goral is a bovid species closely related to serows,found across the great Himalayas of Bhutan and northern India. The Himalayan goral are small ungulates with a goat like or antelope like appearance but a bovid species.
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Himalayan Serow is another big goat antelope and very simillar to gorals, found grazing on rocky hills of Bhutan and India. Himalayan serows population is declining due to habitat loss and meat.
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Himalayan Musk Deer listed as endangered, found in parts of Himalayas of India, Nepal and Bhutan They inhabit high alpine environments and protected by law in Bhutan,Nepal and India.
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Dhole also called as Indian wild dog is one of the species of canid, found in Central Asia. Today they only occur in the Jigme Dorji National Park of Bhutan.
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Binturong is a viverrid also known as bearcat,mostly occur from India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan. The carnivorous mammal are not uncommon and mostly active during the day and at night.
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Yellow Throated Marten is the largest species of marten in the Old World,occurs in the Himalayan states of India,Nepal and Bhutan. The yellow throated marten are very fearless animal with powerful build, just like the Honey Badger.
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The golden langur is a leaf eating monkey found in northeastern India and Bhutan. Golden Langur and Capped Langur are endangered species of primate endemic to Bhutan and some areas of Assam in India.
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Tibetan Wolf and Himalayan wolf are two species of wolves, actually sub-species of the grey wolf found in India, Nepal,Bhutan and Tibet. Tibetan wolf, wild dog and red fox are found in Bhutan.