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{{Taxonomy|image = Yak.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia|order = Artiodactyla|suborder = Ruminantia |family = Bovidae|subfamily = Bovinae|genus = Bos|species = B. grunniens grunniens<br>B. grunniens mutus}}
A '''yak''' is a hardy shaggy [[bovine]] [[ruminant]] mammal commonly domesticated in [[Tibet]] and neighboring areas of central [[Asia]].
Yaks are extremely useful animals:
*They work as beasts of burden, carrying substantial burdens at high altitudes where horses cannot survive. Yaks are extremely sure-footed.
*They give good yields of milk which is made into [[cheese]] and [[butter]], the latter of which is an essential additive in the [[tea]] enjoyed in Tibet.
* Their meat, which is prized for its fatty texture, is eaten and rendered into oil as a source of illumination.
*Their hide, hair and horns are used for making clothing, constructing [[yurt]]s, and many other purposes.
Domestic yaks commonly wear bells round their necks, to facilitate locating them, keeping herds together, and to distinguish them from wild yaks.
A hybrid between the yak and the domestic [[cow]], the dzho (or zo), is also common in the same regions.
[[Category:Ruminants]]
[[Category:Livestock]]