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Bos grunniens
This ox-like animal with shaggy coat and impressive horns is the beast of burden in the high-altitude Himalayan Ladakh region of India. This individual has a black coat but a white tail with the fur on the spine being black and white. It is different from the all-black individuals and the golden-brown calf I have spotted in this region.
High altitue mountainside of the Ladakh region.
May be black is the summer coat and white, the winter? Tails are used as ceremonial fly-whisks. Some local Hotels/houses sport one high up on a pole under colourful banners.
Spotted on Jun 9, 2014
Submitted on Jun 19, 2014
2 Comments
Ava T-B
My grandmother used to have a white Yak tail fly whisk and as a child I had thought yaks were all white. Till I saw the black ones used to give rides to tourists near Simla...and this Ladakh trip of course was an eye-opener for me as far as Yak colouration is concerned.I have seen pure black, black and white and a goldeny- brown yaks on this short trip of mine...hav eput up the spottings too.
What a beauty! I guess I've never seen a picture of a yak before; I had no idea that had that lovely stripe down their backs.