The yak, Bos grunniens, is a species of long-haired domesticated Asian cattle found throughout the Himalayan region, the Tibetan Plateau, Tajikistan and the Pamir Mountains, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia. It is descended from the wild yak, Bos mutus. The English word yak comes from the Tibetan, where it refers only to the male, the female having a separate Tibetan name, though in English both sexes are called yaks. Belonging to the genus Bos, yaks are related to cattle and bison. Mitochondrial DNA analyses of their evolutionary history have been inconclusive, and the yak may have diverged from cattle at any point between one and five million years ago.
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The yak (Bos grunniens) is a species of long-haired domesticated Asian cattle found throughout the Himalayan region, the Tibetan Plateau, Tajikistan, the Pamir Mountains, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia.
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The yak (Bos grunniens) is a species of long-haired domesticated Asian cattle found throughout the Himalayan region, the Tibetan Plateau, Tajikistan, the Pamir Mountains, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia.
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The yak (Bos grunniens) is a species of long-haired domesticated Asian cattle found throughout the Himalayan region, the Tibetan Plateau, Tajikistan, the Pamir Mountains, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia.
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They are grazing herbivores, with their wild ancestors feeding primarily on grass and sedges, with some herbs and dwarf shrubs.
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Maximum longevity 26.3 years (captivity)
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In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Inner systematicsQuote, In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Inner systematics
The bovids (Bovidae) are the most species-rich family.
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Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
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