1. Every wild cattle has a good sense of smell, but the yak is no exception.

2. Yaks are always sniffing each other to find out things about each other.

3. Male yaks spend a lot of time watching each other fight because they want to know how good other yaks are at fighting.

4. Yaks use posture and movement to challenge each other to fight.

 

 

1. Yaks are found in the Tibetan Plateaus in which are in Central Asia.

2. Often they are found at altitudes higher than 16 thousand feet.

3. Their blood is thinner than most mammals.

4. They like the cold, dry, weather.

 

1. Usually 1 calf is born to a female yak at a time, though the female yak might birth twins.

2. The females yaks milk is very rich and the calves grow quickly.

3. People find yak milk very useful.

4. The yak can be milked three times a day.

 

1. Yaks feed on grass like domestic cows and bison.

2. A lot of them are kept by people like the Sherpa's of Mount. Everest.

3. Yaks are very strong and can carry lots of loads for people.

4. Sherpas know that yaks have plenty to eat, even when the weather is cold.

5. Their useful horns and 3 foot long hair can be made into useful items.

1. Yaks do not hunt because they are grazing animals.

2. Yaks have been known to slide down snowy hillsides, swim rivers, and so much more.

3. Yaks are surprisingly agile.

4. Yaks weigh over a thousand pounds and are 6 feet tall.

 

1. The yak will never be extinct.

2. They used to be hunted nearly to extinction, but people wanted to save them.

3. Wild yaks are sometimes found in smaller numbers, but if nothing changes, they always will.

4. People farm yaks now.