Tuesday, April 11, 2023

The Domestic Yak lives with people at altitudes from 8000 feet to 15,000 feet in places like Tibet and Nepal

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yak, (Bos grunniens), long-haired, short-legged oxlike mammal that was probably domesticated in Tibet but has been introduced wherever there are people at ...
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Yaks are heavily built animals with bulky frames, sturdy legs, rounded, cloven hooves, and extremely dense, long fur that hangs down lower than the belly. While ...
Family: Bovidae
Class: Mammalia
Genus: Bos
Phylum: Chordata
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The wild yak (Bos mutus) is a large, wild bovine native to the Himalayas. It is the ancestor of the domestic yak (Bos grunniens).
Species: B. mutus
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Bos
yak, (Bos grunniens), long-haired, short-legged oxlike mammal that was probably domesticated in Tibet but has been introduced wherever there are people at ...
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Jan 10, 2023Yaks are animals that are native to Tibet and China but are also found in Mongolia, Nepal, and Central Asia. Scientists believe that Qiang ...
4 days agoyak · 1 of 4. noun (1) · ˈyak. plural yaks also yak. Synonyms of yak. : a large long-haired wild or domesticated ox (Bos grunniens synonym B. · 2 ...
Mar 26, 2019What is a yak? Distinguished by handlebar horns and long hair, this high-altitude bovine cousin of the cow grazes across the grasslands of ...
to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter: They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour. noun.
BEHAVIOR: Tibetan yaks were domesticated in Tibet nearly 5,000 years ago. Primary uses include meat, milk, fiber, hide, butter, transportation and dung for fuel ...
Yaks are herd animals. Herds can contain several hundred individuals, although they are often much smaller. The herds consist primarily of females and their ...
(slang, intransitive) To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle. quotations ▽. 1960, P. G. · (slang, intransitive) To vomit, ...
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The domestic yak, also known as the Tartary ox, grunting ox or hairy cattle, is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau, Gilgit-Baltistan, Tajikistan and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia. It is descended from the wild yak. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Bos grunniens
Gestation period: 257 – 270 days
Height: 3.6 – 4.5 ft. (Male, Adult, At the withers), 3.4 – 3.8 ft. (Female, Adult, At the withers)
Mass: 770 – 1,300 lbs (Male, Domesticated), 500 – 560 lbs (Female, Domesticated)
Length: 8.2 – 11 ft. (In the wild, Without Tail)
Higher classification: Bos
Lifespan
how long do yaks live
The yak reaches full size in 6-8 years. In the wild, these animals have been estimated to live up to 25 years [0434].

 

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