Takin Cute To A New Level
March 04, 2022
This adorable female takin kid was born March 2 at Indiana's Potawatomi Zoo to mom Yi-Liu and dad Caboose. She’s Yi-Liu’s second kid and Caboose's first. It's been a busy two days! First she was born, then she met the rest of the takin herd, and then she had her first check-up!
Sichuan takin are a rare species, considered vulnerable to extinction. They’re native to the same Himalayan forests as giant pandas and are well-adapted to cold and high altitudes. Sichuan takin babies, like many hoofed animals, get up and nurse within an hour or two of being born, and it doesn’t take them long to start climbing on rocks and playing.
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