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YAKS
Importation: Late 1980s Yak at Stoney Oaks (Photo by Gail Simons Yaks The domestic Yak has been developed from the wild Yak, several hundred of ... the Yak was probably domesticated in Tibet 7000-8000 years ago, but others consider it was less than half of this. The domestic Yak ... woolly undercoat being used), hides, horns and dung (as fuel). Domestic Yaks were imported into Europe in the 1850s and into ...
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THE YAK - SECOND EDITION
Crossbreeding within the yak species Size of pure wild yak Crossbreeding of wild yak with domestic yak Breed conservation Hybridization of yak with cattle of other species Local names for hybrids Distribution of hybrids Hybridization policy The use of "improved" breeds. Limits to hybridization 4 THE YAK ...
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2 YAK BREEDS
China: the Jiulong yak and Maiwa yak in Sichuan, Tianzhu White yak and Gannan yak in Gansu, Pali yak, Jiali ("Alpine") yak and Sibu yak in Tibet, Huanhu yak and Plateau yak in Qinghai, Bazhou yak ...
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Yaks
Mr Blyth, claimed that the true wild yak was not to be found anywhere in Europe; this breed could be distinguished from domestic ... cattle do not. Wild yaks The domestic yaks of the Himalayas are ... yak than an antelope." A yak caravan in the Himalayas Later, Wellby's party ran across a Tibetan merchant-caravan traveling from Lhasa to China. The caravan-beasts were domestic ...
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The Mountain Institute - Sikkim Biodiversity and Ecotourism Project
Today both international and domestic tourists are attracted to the rich natural and cultural heritage of Sikkim, a small (pop ... Biodiversity in the Sikkim Himalayas TMI Sikkim Office Nature games at Ribdi Community consultation with yak herders at Chonri Medicinal plant cultivation at Ribdi Health camp at Ribdi Offseason vegetable ...
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The Mountain Institute - Snow Leopard
Blue sheep, Asiatic Ibex, and other wild sheep and goats are the most common prey, but they are also known to eat domestic stock, marmots ... depletion (through hunting, poisoning or habitat loss) of natural prey species (thereby increasing dependency upon domestic stock). Although pelts may fetch from $50 to $500 or more US dollars, the international ...
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Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon : Itinerary for This Special Event :
Lukla. Early morning after breakfast you will be transferred from the Hotel to domestic Airport a short drive of 20-30 minutes, after the necessary security formalities (keep your ... sort out and divide the load baggage on the Ghopkyo (mix breed of Yak & normal cow, as the Yak cannot survive below 3000m) some loads are carried by porters. MAY 17 LUKLA ...
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John Bell: A Journey from St Petersburg to Pekin
This is a yak.> Those I saw were tame, and as tractable as other cattle. Here are also wild ... other Scottish reactions to the still newfangled tea, is given in Marjorie Plant's The Domestic Life of Scotland in the 18th Century. . . . The 29th of May, we mounted early and ...
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HYBRID AND MUTANT ANIMALS
HOW NEW SPECIES ARE CREATED EMOTIONAL & BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS IN HYBRID BIG CATS BIG CAT/DOMESTIC CAT HYBRIDS HAGENBECK'S HYBRIDS NAMING CONVENTION FOR HYBRIDS LIGER (LION X TIGRESS) TIGON ( ... CATS X DOMESTIC CAT HYBRIDS HYBRID MAMMALS AND BIRDS ABOUT HYBRIDS, CHIMERAS & HALDANE'S RULE HYBRID BEARS - GRIZZLY/POLAR, BLACK/BROWN & OTHER BEAR HYBRIDS HYBRID BOVINES - CATTLE, BUFFALO, BISON AND YAK ...
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"Nepal: Dhaulagiri" by Doug Peacock
Yak stronger and that drinking Yak blood cures humans of intestinal ailments. Across the deepest ... sign. Even years later, my Vietnam experience returning with a fury, my domestic life completely unraveling, I used old Ed's experience as a ... clears. By 16,000 feet I feel great, like a bull yak, striding with ease up towards a bench below the pass. Above, ...
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