Domestic yak
Appearance
Yak | |
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A yak in theNepaleseHimalayas. | |
Domesticated
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Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Bovinae |
Genus: | Bos |
Species: | B. grunniens
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Binomial name | |
Bos grunniens Linnaeus,1766
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Thedomestic yak(Bos grunniens) also known as theTartary ox,grunting ox, or hairy cattleis a long-haireddomesticatedbovidfound throughout theHimalayanregion of theIndian subcontinent,theTibetan Plateauand as far north asMongoliaandRussia.It is descended from thewild yak(Bos mutus).[1]
History
[change|change source]Scientists have used genetics and archaeology to study the history of yaks. They have found that there were domesticated yaks on the Tibetan Plateau 2,500 years ago.[2]
Use
[change|change source]Yaks are kept for their milk, wool, and meat. Also, they are used for transportation. Their dried droppings are burned as fuel in fires.
References
[change|change source]- ↑Grubb, P.(2005)."Order Artiodactyla".InWilson, D.E.;Reeder, D.M (eds.).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference(3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 691.ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC62265494.
- ↑Louis, Washington University in St."Earliest evidence for domestic yak found using both archaeology and ancient DNA".phys.org.Retrieved16 December2023.