HIMALAYAN SEROW

March 4, 2021

Himalayan serow was spotted in the Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam. It was spotted close to the border with Bhutan in Manas’s Bansbari-Mathanguri forest.

About:

  • The Himalayan serow is a subspecies of the mainland serow native to the Himalayas.

  • Common name: Himalayan Serow

  • Scientific name: Capricornis sumatraensi thar.

  • Local name: Jingal, Yemu.

  • Description: An appearance of a goat with long, donkey like ears, and a habit of standing with forelegs astraddle, make the Serow an ungainly goat antelope. Its coarse coat(long hair length than the Goral) varies from black to red.

  • IUCN status: Near threatened.

  • It is listed in CITES Appendix I.

Source : The Hindu

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