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Yak (Chamri Gai)

Bos grunniens

Photo by PampaMistri
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized, but strong built, long and very thick hair all over. Seen in higher altitude with cold atmosphere.

Habitat:

Wild. Can be domesticated too. Area of higher altitude, snowy and extreme cold.

Notes:

Photograph is taken at Sikkim. But I have seen it in higher altitude of Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, India

Scientific name curtsey SukanyaDatta.

Species ID Suggestions

Yak

Bos grunniens

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