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The yak (Bos grunniens), also known as the Tartary ox, grunting ox, [1] hairy cattle, [2] or domestic yak, is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region, the Tibetan Plateau, Tajikistan, the Pamir Mountains, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia. It is descended from the wild yak (Bos mutus). [3]
Yak polo. Yak polo (or sarlagan polo) is a Mongolian variant of the sport polo.It is played on yaks instead of on horseback.. Originally invented in the early 2000s as a tourist attraction, the sport is as of 2006 reported to have attracted a modest following in Mongolia.
Yak fiber is the term commonly used to refer yak fiber wool produced from the coat hair of yaks (Bos grunniens), a long-haired bovine mainly found in the Himalayan region, Tibetan plateau, and some areas of Mongolia and Central Asia. Yak fiber wool has been used by nomads in the Trans-Himalayan region for over a thousand years to make clothing ...
A yak race. Yak racing (Chinese: 赛牦牛) is a spectator sport held at many traditional festivals of Tibet, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Ladakh and Mongolia, [1] in gatherings which integrate popular dances and songs with traditional physical games. [2] For Tibetans in particular it is a very special festive occasion. [3]
Cattle ranchers at the National Western Stock Show in Denver were doing double takes the other morning when they walked by the yak pens. The yaks, with their shaggy appearance and grunting sounds ...
In Mongolian, it is called a khainag (хайнаг). There is also the English portmanteau term of yattle—a combination of the words yak and cattle, [1] as well as yakow [2] [3] —a combination of the words yak and cow. Dzomo are fertile (or fecund), while dzo are sterile.
Isgelen tarag (Mongolian: исгэлэн тараг, ᠢᠰᠬᠦᠯᠡᠩ ᠲᠠᠷᠠᠭ, or kefir) is a yogurt drink made by the Mongolian people, most commonly by nomadic families. It often uses the milk of a mare, donkeys, sheep, cows, the yak, camels [2] (specifically, khormog, or of reindeer, depending on local traditions or availability ...
The luxury wool is prized for its durability and warmth, but growing demand is taking a toll on the environment and jeopardizing traditional ways of life.