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Japanese Serow

Capricornis crispus

Description:

Spotted from a car. We stopped and stared at him and he starred back - for ages!

Habitat:

Deep in densely wooded mountainous area


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11 Comments

jwilson
jwilson a year ago

I have seen them in Gunma

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler a year ago

Great picture!

Hemma
Hemma a year ago

cool

bayucca
bayucca a year ago

Wonderful spotting!!

Argy Bee
Argy Bee a year ago

What an interesting beastie. Haven't heard of these before either. Another good read.

SarahHiteWhitt
SarahHiteWhitt a year ago

What a fantastic find!! :)

craigwilliams
craigwilliams a year ago

I'd never heard of these before we saw it. My Japanese family all swore it was a kind of Deer and I guess I would've thought so too if I hadn't stumbled across a pic of one on someone's blog. Looking forward to seeing your Chinese one!

dandoucette
dandoucette a year ago

Awesome! I spotted one in central China but was much darker than this one.

Rolo
Rolo a year ago

wow!

bjohnson
bjohnson a year ago

Wonderful!

S Frazier
S Frazier a year ago

Lucky you!

中部 (Chubu Region), Japan

Lat: 34.98, Long: 138.38

Spotted on Apr 2, 2011
Submitted on Nov 2, 2011

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