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Yak (Chamri Gai)

Bos grunniens

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.

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1 Comment

PampaMistri
PampaMistri 9 years ago

Thanks SukanyaDatta. Updating.

PampaMistri
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PampaMistri

Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Spotted on Apr 2, 2006
Submitted on Apr 28, 2014

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