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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!

Takin kid 3222 hiding behind mother yi liu 3

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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Takins curious about kid 3222
Takins curious about kid 3222
Takins curious about kid 3222
Takins curious about kid 3222
Takins curious about kid 3222
Takins curious about kid 3222
Takins curious about kid 3222

The unnamed kid is about 23 pounds right now. Full grown female takin can weigh more than 500 pounds and full-grown males can weigh up to 700 pounds.

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