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Capricornis milneedwardsii argyrochaetes / Chinese serow (female)

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Chinese serow? A true ZooChat gem!

(Although the exhibit leaves much to be desired).

Yes, Chinese serow (Capricornis milneedwardsii) really are a true gem! most chinese zoos that have them don't keep have them on exhibit, Hangzhou Zoo is the only zoo that has them on exhibit, they are skittish and high strung animals

The only serow species that has been imported into the United States is the Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) and they are no longer breeding, in Europe the Japanese serow population is also on thin ice, but at least there are still plenty in Japanese zoos

Japanese serow are also the only Capricornis spp. in captivity outside of Asia

Other serow species that you can see in Asian zoos include the following

Formosan serow (Capricornis swinhoei) at Taipei Zoo

Red serow (Capricornis rubidus) at Assam State Zoo

Himalayan serow (Capricornis thar) at Nainital Zoo

Sumatran serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) at a few Malaysian facilities

and

Indochinese serow (Capricornis maritimus) at a few Thai facilities

Besides Japanese serow, the only other serow species that have been imported into Europe were Himalayan serow having been at 2 European zoos and Sumatran serow having been at 6 European zoos

The only country outside of Taiwan that had Formosan serow, was Japan and they had them at Tama Zoo and Japan Serow Center (closed in 2006)

The Japan Serow Center in Gozaisho probably had the best collection of serow that ever existed, they had Japanese, Formosan, and Sumatran simultaneously, they also had other caprids like Rocky mountain goat, Musk ox, Saiga, and a few Goral species
 

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