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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.
The Yak in Christian Scripture
The Yak is not mentioned in either the Old Testament or the New Testament.
Yaks in Popular Culture
Stuffed Yaks are popular as children's toys and animated Yaks are often used in educational programming.