Wild yak
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The wild yak is a large, wild bovine native to the Himalayas. It is the ancestor of the domestic yak.
Wild Yak Stuffed
A herd of wild yaks alongside a herd of kiangs on the Tibetan Plateau
A painting of a wild yak, published by Rowland Ward LTD in 1898.
Yak
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The yak is a species of long-haired domesticated Asian cattle found throughout the Himalayan region, the Tibetan Plateau, Tajikistan, the Pamir Mountains, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia. It
Wild yak
…The wild yak (Bos mutus) is a large, wild bovine native to the Himalayas. It is the ancestor of the domestic yak (Bos grunniens). The ancestor of the wild and domestic yak is thought to have genetically diverged from the aurochs (Bos primigenius) between one and…
Sarlyk Yak 2
Bronze model of yak from Gansu, China; Yuan dynasty, 1271–1368 AD
A yak at Langtang valley, Nepal
Yak herds in Muguthang valley, North Sikkim, India.