| Class
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Mammalia +
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| Common name
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Yak,Grunting ox +
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| Division/Phylum
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Chordata +
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| Family
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Bovidae +
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| Genus
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Bos +
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| Header caption
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Yaks in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India +
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| Header image
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Yaks in Manali.jpg +
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| IUCN status
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Vulnerable +
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| Introdescription
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The yak (''Bos grunniens''), is a long-hai … The yak (''Bos grunniens''), is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia and Russia. In addition to a large domestic population, there is a small, vulnerable wild yak population. In the 1990's, a concerted effort was undertaken to help save the wild yak population. Domesticated yaks are kept primarily for their milk, fibre and meat, and as beasts of burden. Their dried dung is an important fuel, used all over Tibet, and is often the only fuel available on the high treeless Tibetan plateau. Yaks transport goods across mountain passes for local farmers and traders as well as for climbing and trekking expeditions. (Source:Wikipedia)d trekking expeditions. (Source:Wikipedia) +
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| Name meaning
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The English word "yak" derives from the Ti … The English word "yak" derives from the Tibetan (Tibetan: གཡག་; Wylie: g.yag), or gyag – in Tibetan this refers only to the male of the species, the female being called a dri or nak. In English, as in most other languages which have borrowed the word, "yak" is usually used for both sexes.ord, "yak" is usually used for both sexes. +
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| Order
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Artiodactyla +
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| Page creation date
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17 March 2011 +
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| Regnum
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Animalia +
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| Species name
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Bos grunniens +
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| User ID
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User:Gauravm +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Bos grunniens +
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| Categories |
Mammals +
, Deers and Bovines +
, Species page +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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17 March 2011 21:59:59 +
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