This Elusive Himalayan Mammal Is Teaching Scientists Where It Finds Food, Shelter & Safety

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Far in Arunachal Pradesh’s eastern Himalayas, dense forests give way to bamboo and rhododendron at higher elevations, before opening into patches of mountain grassland. This is Mishmi takin country. The high-altitude landscape is part of the range of the Mishmi takin, one of the least-studied large mammals of the region. With its heavy body, curved horns, shaggy coat and broad, Roman-shaped nose,…

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