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Yak

Bos grunniens

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.

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4 Comments

MarcoAntonio
MarcoAntonio 11 years ago

You are lucky on being there!

Mari du Preez
Mari du Preez 11 years ago

i like yaks!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

I have a children's book with a Yak in it so I appreciate seeing a picture of the real thing!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

They used also as load carrying vehicle in mountaineering in Ladakh and Nepal.

peter
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peter

西藏自治区 (Tibet), Paracel Islands

Spotted on Jun 26, 2009
Submitted on Feb 7, 2011

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