[1] Chinese gorals live in small groups of up to 12 individuals, though older males are usually solitary.

They are wary and retiring, spending their time on high rocky slopes where they can evade such predators as the wolf and leopard.

They browse predominantly on twigs and leaves of bushes, but also consume grass, nuts, and acorns.

Breeding takes place in late spring when one or two kids are born after a gestation period of about 215 days.

This is thought to be due to overhunting, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the Chinese goral as being a "vulnerable species".