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*They work as beasts of burden, carrying substantial burdens at high altitudes where horses cannot survive. Yaks are extremely sure-footed. | *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 [[ | + | *They give good yields of milk which is made into [[cheese]] and [[butter]], which is fermented and enjoyed with [[tea]]. |
*Their meat is eaten. | *Their meat is eaten. | ||
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*Their hide, hair and horns are used for making clothing, constructing [[yurt]]s, and many other purposes. | *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. | + | Domestic yaks commonly wear bells round their necks, to facilitate locating them, keeping herds together, and to distinguish them from wild yaks. Numerous false and offensive [[pagan]] beliefs are associated with the alleged [[magical]] power of these bells. |
A hybrid between the yak and the domestic [[cow]], the dzho (or zo), is also common in the same regions. | A hybrid between the yak and the domestic [[cow]], the dzho (or zo), is also common in the same regions. | ||
Revision as of 15:17, February 1, 2009
| Yak | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Class Information | |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Sub-order | Ruminantia |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Sub-family | Bovinae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Bos |
| Species Information | |
| Species | B. grunniens grunniens B. grunniens mutus |
| Population statistics | |
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, which is fermented and enjoyed with tea.
- Their meat is eaten.
- Their hide, hair and horns are used for making clothing, constructing yurts, 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. Numerous false and offensive pagan beliefs are associated with the alleged magical power of these bells.
A hybrid between the yak and the domestic cow, the dzho (or zo), is also common in the same regions.