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[[File:Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi in Liberec ZOO in Liberec, Liberec District.jpg|alt=A young takin calf feeding on hay. Its body is small and round, its fur is gray-ish brown with a longer, dark-brown stripe extending from its neck to its short, stubby tail. The extremities and nose are darker. Its horns have not grown in yet.|thumb|A takin calf]]
[[File:Takin range.jpg|thumb|Natural range of takins]]
Golden takins are identified by their distinctive golden coats and are classified as [[Vulnerable species|vulnerable]] due to habitat loss and [[poaching]]. Their thick coats contain oils that help insulate and prevent heat loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Golden Takin {{!}} Pairi Daiza |url=https://www.pairidaiza.eu/en/activities/golden-takin |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=www.pairidaiza.eu |language=en}}</ref>
The [[fur]] of the golden takin is white or off-white. In adult males, the fur on the neck and fore-chest are golden.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Liu |first1=Xuehua |last2=Zhang |first2=Yuke |last3=Zhao |first3=Xiangyu |last4=He |first4=Xiangbo |last5=Cai |first5=Qiong |last6=Zhu |first6=Yun |last7=He |first7=Baisuo |last8=Jiu |first8=Qiang |date=2020 |title=Introduction to the wildlife camera-trapping database of the middle Qinling Mountains |journal=Biodiversity Science |volume=28 |issue=9 |pages=1075–1080 |doi=10.17520/biods.2020094 |s2cid=234672550 |issn=1005-0094|doi-access=free }}</ref> The horns, [[hooves]], and hairless areas of the [[Nostril|nostrils]] are black. The ears are short, narrow, and pointed; the tail is short, triangular, and hairless on the underside.<ref name=":1">{{cite journal |last1=Neas |first1=John F. |last2=Hoffmann |first2=Robert S. |date=27 February 1987 |title=Budorcas taxicolor |journal=Mammalian Species |issue=277 |pages=1–7 |doi=10.2307/3503907 |issn=0076-3519 |jstor=3503907 |doi-access=free}}</ref> [[Calf (animal)|Calves]] are easily identified by their smaller body size and brown-gray coat, as well as a dark-brown line of longer fur that extends from the base of their head to their tail. The horns of the calf do not appear until it is six months old.<ref name=":0" />[[File:Goldtakin 8391.jpg|thumb|A takin asleep]]
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