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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 [[cheese]] and [[butter]], which is | + | *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 is eaten. | + | * 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. | *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. |
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. | ||
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[[Category:Ruminants]] | [[Category:Ruminants]] | ||
[[Category:Livestock]] | [[Category:Livestock]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:12, August 12, 2010
A yak is a hardy shaggy bovine ruminant mammal commonly domesticated in Tibet and neighboring areas of central Asia.
| 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 | |
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 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.
A hybrid between the yak and the domestic cow, the dzho (or zo), is also common in the same regions.