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∙ 12y agoA yak herd...
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Why are yaks becoming extinct?
Wild Yaks and endangered, domestic Yaks are not threatened
Reason endangered of yak?
wild Yaks are hunted for food, domestic Yaks are better protected
Is a yak a social?
Yaks are social animals, domestic Yaks form larger populations than the wild Yak
Do yaks live in groups or alone?
wild yaks life in herds.
Is the yak in danger of existing?
domestic herds are numerous although wild Yaks are in decline
Do wild yaks live in mountains?
Yes
Where does a wild yak live?
Wild yaks live in the Tibetian plateau in Tibet and in the Himalayan mountain region of Central Asia. Yaks are similar to oxen, but they are not domesticated animals.
What are facts about a yak?
In winter a wild yak can survive temperatures as low as - 40 degrees (F).A wild yak doesn't reach full size until 6 to 8 years of age.In wild yaks, births usually occur in June and a single calf is born every other year.Dried yak dung is used as fuel in the treeless Tibetan plateaus.The Sherpas of Nepal call the males of the species "Yak" and the females "Nak," or "Dri."All yaks also have rainbow milk that tastes very sweet.There are two species of yaks, domestic and wild. Domestic yaks are smaller, and have a less shaggy coat.Female and young yaks congregate in large herds, while male adult yaks are more solitary.
What is being done to protect wild yaks?
The Chang Tang Reserve, 284,000 km2 in size, covers a substantial part of this area in China and contains an estimated 7000-7500 yaks, a third of these in two relatively small areas. The number of wild yaks probably totals around 15,000. Meat hunting, encroachment by pastoralists into the last strongholds, and hybridization between domestic and wild yaks are among the dangers confronting the animals. Only large protected tracts of wilderness as in the northern Chang Tang Reserve can provide wild yaks with a future.
Is monkey a wild animal or a domestic?
well it depends were they live if they live in the wild well they have to be wild like me nd if they live in the zoo wel they are domestic like my sis.lol
How many yaks are left?
it has become difficult to estimate the wild Yak population, but there are about 12 million domestic animals in the Highlands of Central Asia
Why do domestic rabbits live longer then wild?
becuase domestic are taken care of , while the wild is not
