This is the first time that a takin calf was born in Hungary

This is the first time that a takin calf was born in Hungary. 

These strange-looking ungulates seem to be bovine animals but according to the genetic analyses they belong to the subfamily Caprine.

Takins live in diverse habitats in the Eastern region of the Himalaya, in India, Myanmar, China and Bhutan. Four subspecies is distinguished on the basis of external appearance and their habitat.
They are a real curiosity in the zoo because there are only 400 of them exhibited all over the world of which 4 live in Nyíregyháza.

Out of the four takin types, Mishmi takins (Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor) are living in Nyíregyháza. These animals are native to the Arunachal Pradesh State of India, the northern part of Myanmar, South Eastern part of Tibet and North Western part of China’s Yunnan province. Their population is estimated to be not more than 3500 animals. The takin bull of Nyíregyháza Zoo arrived from Germany in 2009 within the framework of the European Studbooks Program. The females came from France in 2014.

The takin calf was born on April after a 220 days long pregnancy. He was able to stand on its legs after a few hours. The young bull is nursed by its mother more times a day until he will be 9 months old. The birth of this calf is a real professional sensation because no specimen of this species was ever born in Hungary.