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Serow


Serow
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Copyright: rishabh nath (rishabh6296) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 87 W: 0 N: 79] (821)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-02-21
Categories: Mammals
Exposure: f/5.1
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-12-19 3:10
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Points: 4
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Serow

Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Species: Capricornis sumatraensis (Bechstein, 1799)
Common name: Serow
Thai official name: Liang-pha

The Serow is similar to a goat with a short body and long legs. The body fur is black with a long rough hairline running across the body and under the neck. The most important distinction between a goat and a serow is that the serow has tear pockets that are clearly seen under the eyes.

The Serow has a large head with large standing ears and horns are short with a wide base. The horn narrows to the tip with a gentle slope backward. The longest possible length for the male horn is 28 centimeters while the female horn is much shorter.

The serow measures 1.5 meters in length with a tail of 0.15 meters. The height at the shoulders measure 1 meter. They weigh anywhere from 85-140 kilograms.

The serow is found in areas that range from Cashmere in India to the foot of the Himalayas stretching to Assam in the east to the south of China and Burma.
The serow usually lives alone in the arid mountains where the forest is open. Since the serow is related to the goat they possess the same ability in jumping from rocks and climbing steep areas. In addition the serow has a special ability in climbing trees that live on the cliffs. Also they are very good swimmers that is why serow can be found on islands.

During the day the serow will hide among the shrubs or in shallow caves that shelter them from the sun and rain. They will feed during the morning and evening. They feed mainly on leaves. It mates in October-November and the mother carries the foal for seven months, giving birth to one young at a time and has a lifespan of 10 years.

The serow lives on open cliffs making them easy targets. In addition it is reputed that they are good for curing bone diseases thus extensive hunting occurs. Worse still is the destruction of limestone cliffs so numbers have reduced significantly. The serow are forced out of their habitat and eventually get hunted.

http://www.tscwa.org/wildlife/rare_or_extinct_08.html
The pic was taken in Nainital zoo.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1760 W: 28 N: 5135] (16816)
  • [2007-12-20 9:11]

Hi Rishabh,
Just marking this wonderful post for the moment, lest I miss it, and will come back with a proper critique later.
Regards.
Sumon

bonjour
bien vu cette image, dommage que le corps estpris un petit coup de flash, mais joli quand meme
bravo
edith

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