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yak Large, powerful, long-haired ox, native to Tibet, with domesticated varieties throughout central Asia; it inhabits barren heights up to 6000m (20,000ft). Domesticated varieties are generally smaller and varied in colour; they breed freely with domestic cattle. Wild yaks have coarse, black hair, except on the tail and flanks, where it hangs as a long fringe. The horns curve upward and outward. Height: to 1.8m (6ft) at the shoulder. Family Bovidae; species Bos grunniens.

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	On the back of a yak.(description of a visit to Llhasa, Tibet) Magazine article from: Children's Playmate; 6/1/1994; ; 540 words ; What would a yak do with you on its back? Probably snort, give a great shake of its shaggy yak back, and throw you right off! Although Tibetan...the rodeo. Yarba was the one who warned me about yak-riding. He lives in a mud-brick house near Lhasa... Read more
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	Yak tax. Magazine article from: New Internationalist; 3/1/1998; 100 words ; ...China and Tibet have escalated over alleged yak exploitation. Since 1959 the Chinese Government...yaks in taxes from Tibetans. Although a yak currently fetches over 1,000 Chinese yuan...Western markets with low-cost, allegedly yak-leather shoes. China is reported to have... Read more
	Yak Butter Blues.(Brief Article)(Book Review) Newspaper article from: Wisconsin Bookwatch; 10/1/2004; 126 words ; Yak Butter Blues Brandon Wilson Heliographica KSB Promotions...San Francisco, CA 94114 1933037245 $16.98 heliographica.com Yak Butter Blues: A Tibetan Trek Of Faith is the story of Brandon...extinction, evidenced in the kindness of strangers who share yak-butter tea. A moving and emotional testimony, and a ... Read more
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	Water buffalo and yak welcome. Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 1/1/2007; ; 125 words ; ...ways. The yaks will give milk and fiber and will contribute some yak power to the farm or at least some packing strength. They are...pull their weight when the hot summer sun is too much for the yak. Our two bottle fed young water buffalo are the tamest creatures... Read more
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