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[[File:Bos grunniens - Syracuse Zoo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A domestic Yak in a Zoo]] |
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The '''yak''' is a long-haired bovine, or [[cow]] like [[animal]], found throughout the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] region of south [[Central Asia]], including Pakistan's [[Kashmir]] region, [[Tibet]] and as far north as [[Mongolia]]. |
The '''yak''' is a very pretty long-haired bovine, or [[cow]] like [[animal]], found throughout the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] region of south [[Central Asia]], including Pakistan's [[Kashmir]] region, [[Tibet]] and as far north as [[Mongolia]]. |
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Most Yaks are [[domestic]], which means they live on [[farm]]s run by [[human|people]]. There are a few [[wild]] Yak but they aren't many left and are in danger of [[extinction]].<ref name=UNEP>{{citeweb|url=http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/yak.htm|title=UNEP - the Yak}}</ref> There may be as few as 100 Yak left in the wild.<ref name=UNEP/> Wild [[male]] Yaks stand about 2–2.2 meters tall at the shoulder, the [[female]]s about 1 metre. Domestic Yaks are shorter, between 1 and 2 metres for both males and females.<ref name=UNEP/> All Yaks have long, thick [[hair]] to keep them warm in the cold places they live. Wild yaks can be [[black]] or [[brown]]. Some domestic yaks are white.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Yaks_in_Manali.jpg|title=A picture of a white domestic yak}}</ref> All kinds of yaks have [[horns]]. |
Most Yaks are [[domestic]], which means they live on [[farm]]s run by [[human|people]]. There are a few [[wild]] Yak but they aren't many left and are in danger of [[extinction]].<ref name=UNEP>{{citeweb|url=http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/yak.htm|title=UNEP - the Yak}}</ref> There may be as few as 100 Yak left in the wild.<ref name=UNEP/> Wild [[male]] Yaks stand about 2–2.2 meters tall at the shoulder, the [[female]]s about 1 metre. Domestic Yaks are shorter, between 1 and 2 metres for both males and females.<ref name=UNEP/> All Yaks have long, thick [[hair]] to keep them warm in the cold places they live. Wild yaks can be [[black]] or [[brown]]. Some domestic yaks are white.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Yaks_in_Manali.jpg|title=A picture of a white domestic yak}}</ref> All kinds of yaks have [[horns]]. |
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The yak is a very pretty long-haired bovine, or cow like animal, found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, including Pakistan's Kashmir region, Tibet and as far north as Mongolia.
Most Yaks are domestic, which means they live on farms run by people. There are a few wild Yak but they aren't many left and are in danger of extinction.[1] There may be as few as 100 Yak left in the wild.[1] Wild male Yaks stand about 2–2.2 meters tall at the shoulder, the females about 1 metre. Domestic Yaks are shorter, between 1 and 2 metres for both males and females.[1] All Yaks have long, thick hair to keep them warm in the cold places they live. Wild yaks can be black or brown. Some domestic yaks are white.[2] All kinds of yaks have horns.
Life
Yaks are herd animals. This means they live in groups called herds. Yaks are herbivores, they don't eat meat. The oldest yaks can live up to 25 years.[1]
