The domestic yak, also known as the Tartary ox, grunting ox or hairy cattle, is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau, Kachin State, Yunnan, Szechuan cuisine, Gilgit-Baltistan, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia. It is descended from the wild yak.
Yak
Species of mammal, raised for meat and milk
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Latin species name:
Bos grunniens
Wikidata ID:
Q13408062
Wikipedia title:
Yak
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