Can you eat serow?

Throughout Japan’s mountainous regions, the serow has been a valued catch. Its various body parts are used without waste. Prized in particular is its meat—until the mid-20th century, serow meat was so widely eaten in these regions the animal itself was known as “meat”.

How big is a serow?

The Japanese serow (36–38 kg [79–84 pounds] and about 75 cm [30 inches] at shoulder height) is the only species not threatened (about 100,000 head in existence). It is endemic to the Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.

Is serow endangered?

Not extinctSerows / Extinction status

Does Japan have antelope?

They’re a Japanese serow, which is a sort of goat/antelope animal and they like to wander the forests alone, nibbling on leaves and shoots as they go. Kamoshika are now a national symbol of Japan.

Does the Japanese serow have 4 eyes?

According to Tohoku Wildlife Conservation and Management Center in nearby Sendai City, this four eyes animal is a Japanese serow, a type of goat found in many parts of the country.

Where are Japanese serow found?

This extraordinary beast roams the mountains of Japan from the northernmost part of Honshu, the Shimokita Peninsula, to the mountains of eastern Kyushu. This primitive herbivore is found only here, making it a Japanese endemic species.

Is a serow a goat?

The serows (/səˈroʊ/ or /ˈsɛroʊ/) are four species of medium-sized goat-like or antelope-like mammals of the genus Capricornis. All four species of serow were until recently also classified under Naemorhedus, which now only contains the gorals.

How fast can a serow run?

The Formosan serow can run really fast, up to 12 mph (20 kph). They can also leap as high as 6.5 ft (2 m).

Is musk deer a rare species?

The musk deer is an endangered species so this makes them rare in a way as they are not easily sighted within their own natural habitats.

Where can I see Japanese serow?

It is perhaps most easily found in the central mountains of Honshu, at Bunao-yama and Jigokudani. There in winter, they can be found in close proximity to Japanese Macaques.

Can a deer and a goat breed?

They are different species entirely so a mating would not be possible, it’s not like a donkey and a horse in that way. The closest you could probably come within each species would be with a sheep/goat hybrid. Due to different chromosome numbers the resulting offspring is usually stillborn.

Do they have goats in Japan?

Now there are around 20,000 goats in Japan, but right up to the 1960s there were around 300,000 of them and they were a familiar part of everyday life.