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Yaks I saw these domesticated yaks on a farm in Oregon. Domesticated yaks have been kept for thousands of years, primarily for their milk, fibers, meat, and as beasts of burden. Bos,Bos grunniens,Geotagged,Summer,United States,Yak,domestic animals,yak,yaks Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Yaks

I saw these domesticated yaks on a farm in Oregon. Domesticated yaks have been kept for thousands of years, primarily for their milk, fibers, meat, and as beasts of burden.

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The Yak

The domestic yak, also known as the Tartary ox, grunting ox or hairy cattle is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau, Northern Myanmar, Yunnan, Sichuan Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Apr 2, 2018. Captured Jul 19, 2007 13:33 in 34400 Central Oregon Hwy, Brothers, OR 97712, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO400
  • 259mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.