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Yak

Bos grunniens

Photo by peter
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Field Notes

Habitat:

At Mount Everest base camp.

Notes:

Yak's are very common in this region and are used for their fur, milk, meat and for farming.

Reference Links:

Yak

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
alicelongmartin
I have a children's book with a Yak in it so I appreciate seeing a picture of the real thing!
Ashish
They used also as load carrying vehicle in mountaineering in Ladakh and Nepal.

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PublishedFebruary 7, 2011

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