[1] Being social creatures with a varied herbivorous diet, they thrive in the temperate and subtropical forests of eastern Asia.

[4] The legend goes that one day Drukpa Kunley was asked to perform a miracle by the local villagers and he told them he would if they would first bring him a cow and a goat to eat.

[1] The villagers, a bit confused, prepared the roasted cow and the goat and presented it to the Divine Madman who immediately devoured both of them in ten minutes.

[4] The Takin is a socially aggregating generalist herbivore that migrates between sub-tropical forests as low as 700m in winter to sub-alpine regions up to 5,550m in summer.

These varied habitat types are sources of an equally diverse diet for the Takin that comprises grasses, herbs, bamboo, and the leaves of shrubs and trees.

Migratory routes follow steep river courses and ridges and there is an elevation difference of over 2500 m between summer and winter habitats across a horizontal distance of less than 15–20 km.

[7] Due to their large size, the only animals capable of preying on adult takins include Tiger, Leopard Panthera pardus, Wild Dog, and Black Bear.

In addition to bears and wolves, they must also watch out for snow leopards and large birds of prey like Eagles, which can drag the calves off ledges and cause them to fall to their death.

The takin is legally protected in China under Class I species of the National Wildlife Law (1988) prohibits from hunting.

Legal hunting of takin is not permitted in India with the species listed under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act (1972).

[5] Conservation efforts for takin in Bhutan should prioritize reducing disturbances from domestic livestock through improved herding and animal husbandry practices.