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A black yak (Bos grunniens) stands on dry grass with snow-covered Himalayan mountains in the background in Nepal. A yak (Bos grunniens) with long shaggy dark fur and curved horns grazes on grass in a field with leafless trees in the background. yak yak Himalayas: yak Plateau of Tibet
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yak: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The adaptive strategies of yaks to live in the Asian highlands. Apr 25, 2026
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Veterinary Science - “The Yak”—A remarkable animal living in a harsh environment: An overview of its feeding, growth, production performance, and contribution to food security. Nov 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Products from Yak and their Utilization. Sep 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature Communications - Evolutionary origin of genomic structural variations in domestic yaks. Jul 03, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The adaptive strategies of yaks to live in the Asian highlands. May 08, 2025
Add new Web site: OneKind - Yak. Oct 11, 2017
Media added. Nov 03, 2016
Add new Web site: ChinaCulture.org - Yak. May 22, 2014
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Yak. Mar 04, 2013
Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Yak. Mar 04, 2013
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Yak. Mar 04, 2013
Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Yak. Mar 04, 2013
Added image of a yak. Apr 20, 2012
Added new Web site: UShistory.org - Biography of Roger Sherman. May 27, 2008
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Yak. Mar 10, 2008
Article revised. Feb 24, 2005
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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