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What is a yak? Yak was Tibetan favorite animal in the Tibet.
Yaks in Tibet: Wild Yaks and Domestic Yaks. It is impossible to imagine Tibet without yaks. They are the largest animals in the tibet region. The presence of yaks and their ability to survive in high altitudes made it possible for people to settle on the Tibetan Plateau. Both domestic and their ancestors â wild yaks are living in Tibet.
Nowadays, you can see many domestic yaks grazing in valleys and mountain regions in Tibet.
WHAT YAKS EAT
Yaks are active during the day. They spend most of their time foraging. They eat grasses and herbs, shrubs, flowers, and lichens. In summer, when food is abundant, they can eat 18-25 kg of forage per day. Wild yaks usually come to lower elevation areas at the beginning of summer to forage on fresh growing pastures. Later in the summer, they move to higher elevation areas close to the snowline to escape the summer heat. The wild yaksâ lifespan is about 25 years.
What is a yak? Yak was Tibetan favorite animal in the Tibet.
Yaks in Tibet: Wild Yaks and Domestic Yaks. It is impossible to imagine Tibet without yaks. They are the largest animals in the tibet region. The presence of yaks and their ability to survive in high altitudes made it possible for people to settle on the Tibetan Plateau. Both domestic and their ancestors â wild yaks are living in Tibet.
Nowadays, you can see many domestic yaks grazing in valleys and mountain regions in Tibet.
WHAT YAKS EAT
Yaks are active during the day. They spend most of their time foraging. They eat grasses and herbs, shrubs, flowers, and lichens. In summer, when food is abundant, they can eat 18-25 kg of forage per day. Wild yaks usually come to lower elevation areas at the beginning of summer to forage on fresh growing pastures. Later in the summer, they move to higher elevation areas close to the snowline to escape the summer heat. The wild yaksâ lifespan is about 25 years.