Yak
Photo © Subhadra Devi
Photo © Subhadra Devi — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist photo #47604060El yak (Bos mutus o Bos grunniens) es un mamífero bóvido de tamaño mediano y pelaje lanoso, nativo de las montañas de Asia Central y el Himalaya, vive en las altiplanicies esteparias y fríos desiertos del Nepal, Tíbet, Pamir y Karakórum, entre los 4000 y 6000 metros de altitud, donde se encuentra tanto en estado salvaje como doméstico.
La palabra 'yak' es del idioma tibetano གཡག་ - yag, o gyag, donde solamente el macho es llamado así, la hembra es una dri o nak.
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+135 aves+18 mamíferos
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+119 aves+16 mamíferos
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+132 aves+30 mamíferos
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Ольхонский район, Rusia
+124 aves+27 mamíferos
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+120 aves+30 mamíferos
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Jiuzhaigou County, China
+94 aves+10 mamíferos
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+53 aves+9 mamíferos
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+128 aves+20 mamíferos
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+92 aves+17 mamíferos
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+25 aves+3 mamíferos
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