Domestic Yak

Yaks are large, cold-adapted bovids of the Tibetan Plateau and adjoining highlands. Their long, dense hair, compact extremities, and substantial bodies help them withstand wind, snow, and very low temperatures at elevations where few large mammals flourish. Wild animals occupy open alpine grasslands and plateaus, while domestic yaks live alongside pastoral communities. Herd structure commonly separates mature males from groups consisting mainly of females and young through much of the year. (Animal Diversity Web)

Yaks are grazing herbivores that consume low-growing grasses, sedges, shrubs, forbs, cushion plants, mosses, and lichens. The wild mating season begins during September, and females ordinarily produce one calf the following June after a gestation of roughly 9.33 months. Mothers provide most parental care because adult males and females typically occupy separate groups outside the breeding period. Newborn calves are sufficiently developed to stand and begin walking within several hours of birth. (Animal Diversity Web)