2023-10 - Thimphu, Bhutan - Takin zoo

In a valley high above Thimphu we visited the Royal Takin Preserve - a small zoo with some of Bhutan's larger animals, especially the Takin, which is a type of wildebeest-goat. Some believe it is related to the musk ox, but it is probably more related to sheep. The subspecies Bhutan Takin is the country's national animal. Inside, green-painted steel walkways were built a few meters above the enclosures with deer, Takin, Yak bulls, wild boar, etc.