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In the Japanese serow, some form a family consisting of a female and her young (or including a male) in a certain area of territory, and others live alone. Animals observed in the field stand still in most cases, which gives an inactive impression. This chapter reports the findings of a study of the Japanese serow in which the behaviour observed in the field and in captivity were compared with those of other ungulates kept in Tama Zoological Park.
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Masui, M. (1987). Social behaviour of Japanese serow, Capricornis crispus crispus . In: Soma, H. (eds) The Biology and Management of Capricornis and Related Mountain Antelopes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-8030-6_11
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