GORAL

goral, the native name of a small himalayan rough-haired and cylindrical-horned ruminant classed in the same group as the chamois. scientifically this animal is known as _urotragus_ (or _cemas_) _goral_; and the native name is now employed as the designation of all the other members of the same genus. in addition to certain peculiarities in the form of the skull, gorals are chiefly distinguished from serows (q.v.) by not possessing a gland below the eye, nor a corresponding depression in the skull. several species are known, ranging from the himalaya to burma, tibet and north china. of these, the two himalayan gorals (_u. goral_ and _u. bedfordi_) are usually found in small parties, but less commonly in pairs. they generally frequent grassy hills, or rocky ground clothed with forest; in fine weather feeding only in the mornings and evenings, but when the sky is cloudy grazing throughout the day.