The red serow was discovered in the Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province on December 1. It is now recorded as a new species in China. /Xinhua News Agency

Infrared cameras have captured the activities of these rare animals in the region's thick forests. Workers  at the nature reserve have been emboldened by this discovery and aim to find out their distribution and population size within China. /Xinhua News Agency

There are no clear records of this species in China, as red serows are thought to mainly live in northern Myanmar. /Xinhua News Agency