Details for Yak

• Yak

  The Yak (Bos mutus) is a long-haired bovine native to the Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, and Central Asia. Wild yaks are large, powerful animals, standing up to 2 meters (6.6 feet) at the shoulder and weighing over 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs), with domestic yaks being smaller. They have dense, shaggy fur that insulates them from cold, and a distinctive shoulder hump. Yaks are grazers, feeding on grasses and sedges. They are incredibly well-adapted to high-altitude, cold environments and are crucial to the livelihoods of people in the Himalayas, providing milk, meat, fiber, and transport.

  

  Habitat: The Yak lives in Mongolia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Russia.