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Bookmark or Share- Yak - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting FactsYaks are large, long haired cattle, usually with medium length horns. There are two different species of yak – the domestic yak (Bos grunniens), and wild yak (Bos mutus). There are about 12 million domestic yaks in the world, but only 10,000 to 15,000 wild yaks. Read on to learn about the yak.
- What Is a Yak? 8 Spectacular Facts About Yaks - TreehuggerThe yak is a large, long-haired, long-horned bovid from the Himalayas, where it has long played a key role in the region's ecology and human culture. Yaks' hardiness and simple diets of grass...
- Yak | Wild Ox of Asia, Himalayas & Tibet | BritannicaYak, (Bos grunniens), long-haired, short-legged oxlike mammal that was probably domesticated in Tibet but has been introduced wherever there are people at elevations of 4,000–6,000 metres (14,000–20,000 feet), mainly in China but also in Central Asia, Mongolia, and Nepal. Wild yaks are sometimes.
- Wild Yak - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bioThe Wild yak (Bos mutus) is a large, wild cattle native to the Himalayas. It is the ancestor of the domestic yak (Bos grunniens). Wild yaks are among the largest bovids and are second only to the gaur in shoulder height. They are also the largest native animal in their range.
- Yak Animal Facts | Bos grunniens - A-Z AnimalsYak Facts. Main Prey. Grass, Herbs, Mosses. Name Of Young. Calf. Fun Fact. Yaks can live at altitudes up to 20,000 feet--the highest of any land-dwelling mammal. Habitat. Mountains and plateaus. Diet. Herbivore.
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