The golden takin is a unique animal, not just for its striking appearance but also for its peculiar vocalizations. As seen in ...

Our portion lists four animals that lack one of the two signs of purity: the camel, the hyrax, and the hare chew the cud but do not have split hooves. One animal, however, has split hooves but ...

The Torah, in Parshas Shemini identifies the two signs of a Kosher animal; מעלה גרה - it must chew its cud and מפרסת פרסה - have split hooves. It then identifies four animals that ...

Chevrotains are remarkably small animals—about the size of a pet rabbit, cat, or small dog. In fact, they are the smallest hoofed animals on Earth.

Ungulates (split-hooved animals like cattle and moose), however, ... This is due to the ability of split-hooves to both spread out and contract during each footfall.

The golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) is a peculiar animal that is often described as a mix of different creatures. It has split hooves, curved horns like a wildebeest, a large moose-like ...