g.yag

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yak [IW]

the yak [RY]

male yak [RY]

ox, cow, bull yak, tibetan male yak, bos grunniens, du horn of a yak, yak [JV]

(med 1) domestic Yak and yak-cow ('bri) (Bos grunniens) (Drungtso 1999). Synonyms : yul 'brong (Jam-dpal)
g.yag ni / yul 'brong dang mo la 'bri zer / bod kho nar byung ba'i ba glang spu ring ba/ rwa dang sna gyen du brdzi ba kha dog nag sngo dkar sogs yod cing de'i rwas rwa tsha bzo ba'o // shel sgong las / rgod 'brong dang phyugs g.yags thug rwas rma 'bras pho nad sel // zhes gsungs so // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, pdf p 268)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (23_064) g.yag (23_106) g.yag sha (33_080) g.yag sre bo'i sbugs zhes pho rtsa'i khrag (33_110) g.yag rog po'i mkhris pa (24_033) 'bri'i 'o ma (23_124) 'bri'i mar. Jam-dpal (pdf p 268) g.yag

(med 2) wild Yak (g.yag rgod or 'brong) (Bos mutus) (Yeshi 2017).
The wild yak (Bos mutus) is treated as a separate species from the domestic yak (Bos grunniens). Belonging to the genus Bos, Yaks are related to cattle, but may be closer to the bison than other Bos species. The wild Yak is among the largest extant bovid species. Today, wild yaks are found primarily in northern Tibet and western Qinghai, some populations in Ladakh and was recently rediscovered in Humla (Nepal). The primary habitat of wild yaks consists of treeless uplands between 3,000 and 5,500 m (wikipedia). Recently, it has been increasingly confined to the desert steppe for not being disturbed by human activities. The herds are much smaller nowadays. The wild yak, for unknown reasons, will sometimes attack and kill their domesticated counterparts (animaldiversity.org).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 11:47, 18 February 2024 (EST)