Bhutan takin
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The Bhutan takin is a subspecies of takin native to Bhutan but also found in northeastern India, western China, and Tibet. Locally known as drong gimtse, it is Bhutan's national animal.
Bhutan Takin, Jigme Dorji National Park
Drukpa Kunley
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Drukpa Kunley, also known as Kunga Legpai Zangpo, Drukpa Kunleg, and Kunga Legpa, the Madman of the Dragon Lineage, was a Tibetan Buddhist monk, missionary, and poet in the Drukpa Kagyu lineage of the
Bhutan takin
…as drong gimtse, it is Bhutan's national animal. Takin have strongly featured in the popular Bhutan myth of divine cloning by the ‘Divine Madman’ Lama Drukpa Kunley, reinforcing the Takin's cultural and religious significance in Bhutan. Being social creatures with a varied herbivorous diet, they thrive in the…
Drukpa Kunley