#serow

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Taiwan or Formosan Serow (Capricornis swinhoei), family Bovidae, Daxueshan, Taiwan

photographs by Ayuwat Nature Photography

[ollie-michi]

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[all-mammal-creechur]

Red Serow Capricornis rubidus

A goat-antelope native to southern Bangladesh and northern Myanmar. Serow in South and Southeast Asia are threatened by habitat destruction and severe poaching issues despite legal protections.

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[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Mainland serow?

Have you seen the mainland serow (Capricornis sumatraensis)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onAug 28, 2025

[clovercaprine]

Hey, you! Enjoy the Japanese serow? There's more!

By Kei hashi - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Japanese serow is one of the four species (alongside three subspecies, or six species and one subspecies depending on your sources) of serow. It is easily recognizable from the others by its fluffy coat.

Mainland serow: By Melanochromis - Own work, Public Domain

Red serow: By Simon J. Tonge - CalPhotos Photo Database, CC BY 3.0

Formosan serow: By user:peellden - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

While many may label it as a goat, it is in fact far closer to muskox and gorals, and was previously thought to be under the same genus as the latter. It would be as accurate as calling a sheep a goat!

Currently, red and mainland serow are listed as vulnerable. While Japanese serow are cute, remember they're only one of the many, wonderfully diverse members of Caprinae!

Himalayan serow: https://www.wilddocu.de/

Indochinese serow: https://www.wilddocu.de/

Chinese serow: https://zooinstitutes.com/

[pseudocurios]

a medley of japanese stamps, issued 1950s.

[mollietown]

divine inspiration from @aflockofpigeons