Yak

Animal Wildlife | Yak | The yak is a herd animal in the mountainous regions of Central Asia. The yak tend to congregate in herds of 10 to 100 yaks, most of which are female. Only a few males yaks per herd . Although there is a large domestic population of yak, there are only few remaining wild yak. The yak is still used in many parts of Central Asia, to pull heavy machinery and transport heavy loads through the mountain passes.

The average male yak can grow to about 2 meters tall, with the female yak being about 1/3 the size of the male yak. All yak have very long hair to keep them warm. The yak belongs to the same cow family as the Asian water buffalo, the African buffalo and the American bison. However, the yak is slightly more like the American bison in appearance as both the yak and the bison have long hair in order to withstand the colder climates, the bison of the North American winters and the yak of the mid-Asian mountains.

The yak breeds in the warmer months of September and after a gestation period of nine months the female yak gives birth to a single yak calf. A female yak will occasionally give birth to twins but it is very rare. Some female yak give birth to a calf almost every year but it depends on the environment in which the yak lives and the yak individual. Yak babies are completely independent by the time that they are a year old and they are fully grown when they are between 7 and 8 years old. The average lifespan of a yak is about 20 years in the wild and slightly longer when in captivity.

As with other species of cow, the Yak is herbivorous and spend a lot of time to graze on the grassy plains in the mountains to graze herbs, grasses and wildflowers. Similar to other types of cows , yak is having more of a stomach for the Yak used successfully to obtain all the nutrients of plants they eat. Yak has firm thick horns, which are used to break up the snow in order to get plants that have been buried beneath it, and the Yak is also used its horns in the defense . Yaks have long unkempt hair that cover their bodies to keep them warm and dry. - ANIMAL WILDLIFE

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