Domestic yak

Yak
	A yak in theNepaleseHimalayas.
Conservation status
	Domesticated
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Bovinae
Genus:	Bos
Species:	B. grunniens
Binomial name
	Bos grunniens; Linnaeus,1766

Thedomestic yak(Bos grunniens) also known as theTartary ox,grunting ox, or hairy cattleis a long-haireddomesticated bovidfound throughout theHimalayanregion of theIndian subcontinent,theTibetan Plateauand as far north asMongoliaandRussia.It is descended from thewild yak(Bos mutus).^[1]

History

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

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

↑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.ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC 62265494.
↑Louis, Washington University in St."Earliest evidence for domestic yak found using both archaeology and ancient DNA".phys.org.Retrieved16 December2023.

[MSW3-1] 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.ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC 62265494.

[2] Louis, Washington University in St."Earliest evidence for domestic yak found using both archaeology and ancient DNA".phys.org.Retrieved16 December2023.

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