Source-BBC: The mountain kingdom of Bhutan is trying to protect its national animal, the Takin, from extinction.
Legend has it that the creature was created from the bones of a goat and a cow [by the Divine Madman] but there are thought to be fewer than 1,000 left in the country.
Charles Haviland visited the national Takin reserve to discover more about the unusual animal.Check out the short 3 minute video.
Weblink: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7813805.stm