from 3 cm, on the flanks of the body in summer, up to 24 cm on the underside of the head in winter. The legend of the Golden Fleece sought by Jason and the Argonauts may have been inspired by the lustrous coat of the golden takin (B. t. bedfordi).

In height, takin stand 97 to 140 cm at the shoulder, but measure a relatively short 160 - 220 cm in head-and-body length, with the tail adding only