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New page: The '''Yak''' is a hardy shaggy bovine ruminant mammal commonly domesticated in Tibet and neighbouring areas of central Asia. Yaks are extremely useful animals: *They wor...
The '''Yak''' is a hardy shaggy [[bovine]] [[ruminant]] mammal commonly domesticated in [[Tibet]] and neighbouring 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 [[butter]] and [[cheese]].
*Their meat is eaten.
*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:Mammals]]
[[Category:Livestock]]
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 [[butter]] and [[cheese]].
*Their meat is eaten.
*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:Mammals]]
[[Category:Livestock]]