Photos show rare takins nursing young
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INFRARED cameras at a nature reserve in northwest China’s Gansu Province recorded wild takins nursing their young.
The pictures show two or three mature takins tending 15 calves in a mountain forest in Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve.
The mature takins watch over their young while they nap, according to the photos shot from 12:56pm to 2:08pm in April this year.
After waking up and foraging for food, the takins lay bask in the sunshine, the photos showed.
The cameras were installed in early April, and when they were checked recently, the pictures were found, said Wu Juncheng, head of the reserve’s Rangshui River Protection Station.
“These cameras allow reserve staff to see animals in their natural environment,” he said.
Wild takins are a protected species. They are social animals that usually live in groups of 20 to 30 and nurse their young collectively.
Takins reproduce in February or March and the calves are fostered by one or more female nursing takins, said Li Ruichun, an engineer with the reserve.
Covering about 200,000 hectares, Baishuijiang is one of China’s largest reserves for wild pandas. It is home to 51 rare animal species, including 10 on the top protection list, such as the giant panda, golden monkey, takin and leopard.
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