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{{redirect|Yak|the related species Bos mutus|Wild yak|other uses|Yak (disambiguation)}} | |||
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| name = Yak | |||
| status = DOM | |||
| image = Bos grunniens at Letdar on Annapurna Circuit.jpg | |||
| image_caption = A yak in the [[Nepal]]ese [[Himalayas]]. | |||
| taxon = Bos grunniens | |||
| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1766 | |||
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{{ | The '''Domestic yak''' ''(Bos grunniens)'', also known as the '''Tartary ox''', '''Grunting ox'''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Scherf |first=Beate |date=2000 |title=World Watch List for Domestic Animal Diversity |url=https://www.fao.org/3/x8750e/x8750e.pdf |journal=World Watch List for Domestic Animal Diversity |publisher=FAO |pages=653}}</ref> or '''Hairy cattle'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/animal/yak|title = Yak | mammal | Britannica}}</ref> is a species of long-haired [[domestication|domesticated]] [[Bos|cattle]] found throughout the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] region of the [[Indian subcontinent]], the [[Tibetan Plateau]], is a long-haired [[domestication|domesticated]] [[bovid]] found throughout the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] region of the [[Indian subcontinent]], the [[Tibetan Plateau]] and as far north as [[Mongolia]] and [[Russia]]. It is descended from the [[wild yak]] (''Bos mutus'').<ref name = MSW3>{{MSW3 Artiodactyla | id = 14200680 | page = 691}}</ref> | ||
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}} | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Bovines|Yak, Domestic]] | |||
[[Category:Domesticated animals]] | |||
[[Category:Symbols of Gilgit–Baltistan]] | |||
[[Category:Mammals of Pakistan|Yak, Domestic]] | |||
[[Category:Mammals of Asia|Yak, Domestic]] | |||
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/BosB. grunniens
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| Template:Taxonomy/BosBos grunniens Linnaeus, 1766
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The Domestic yak (Bos grunniens), also known as the Tartary ox, Grunting ox[1] or Hairy cattle[2] is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau, is a long-haired domesticated bovid found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia and Russia. It is descended from the wild yak (Bos mutus).[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Scherf, Beate (2000). "World Watch List for Domestic Animal Diversity" (PDF). World Watch List for Domestic Animal Diversity. FAO: 653.
- ↑ "Yak | mammal | Britannica".
- ↑ Template:MSW3 Artiodactyla
