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As a source of food & as a pack animal, this bovine has long been essential to the people of the Tibetan Plateau |
a yak
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$1,600 |
DJ |
3-LETTER ANIMALS |
2022-02-09 |
#8573 |
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This wild ox of Asia is the highest-living large mammal in the world; talk among yourselves |
a yak
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$800 |
J |
ANIMAL SUPERLATIVES |
2015-11-25 |
#7178 |
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Want to bet this animal can provide rich milk? You're on! |
a yak
|
$800 |
DJ |
YOU'RE A 3-LETTER ANIMAL |
2014-06-02 |
#6851 |
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In Tibet a cross between domestic cattle & this wild ox is called a dzo |
a yak
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$200 |
J |
MAMMALS |
2011-06-30 |
#6184 |
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The dried dung of this animal, Bos grunniens, is often the only obtainable fuel in the treeless Tibetan plateaus |
a yak
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$1,000 |
J |
ANIMAL FARM |
2009-11-26 |
#5799 |
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Sounds like a lot of talk, but this shaggy beast is so valuable to Tibet that officials set up a special sperm bank |
the yak
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$200 |
DJ |
MAMMALS |
2001-02-21 |
#3798 |
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In India the tail of this wild ox is used to swat flies |
Yak
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$500 |
J |
3-LETTER ANIMALS |
2000-02-28 |
#3571 |
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The 2 mammals that live at the highest altitude on a permanent basis are the pika & this animal |
Yak
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FJ |
MAMMALS |
2000-02-11 |
#3560 |
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This shaggy load-bearer is also an important milk & food source |
Yak
|
$200 |
J |
ANIMAL ALBUM |
1999-04-21 |
#3378 |
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This shaggy wild ox of Tibet holds its head low like the American bison |
yak
DD
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$500 |
J |
ZOOLOGY |
1997-02-10 |
#2871 |
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The hide of this wild Tibetan ox is used for leather & its flesh is used for food |
a yak
|
$300 |
J |
ANIMALS |
1996-11-19 |
#2812 |
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The domesticated form of this Tibetan ox is Central Asia's chief beast of burden |
the yak
|
$400 |
DJ |
MAMMALS |
1995-10-25 |
#2563 |
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The name of this shaggy beast of burden comes from the Tibetan language |
the yak
|
$300 |
J |
ANIMAL HOUSE |
1994-11-03 |
#2339 |
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The shaggy hair of this wild ox is used by Tibetans to make cords & ropes |
a yak
|
$400 |
J |
ANIMALS |
1994-06-13 |
#2266 |
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The helmets of Queen Elizabeth"S household cavalry are adorned with this Himalayan animal's hair |
the yak
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$400 |
J |
ANIMALS |
1992-10-07 |
#1858 |
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This massively built ox is sometimes found 20,000 feet above sea level |
a yak
|
$300 |
J |
ZOOLOGY |
1991-10-11 |
#1635 |
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The Information Please Almanac calls it "a curious, long-haired ox found in Tibet" |
yak
|
$600 |
DJ |
ANIMALS |
1989-01-10 |
#1007 |
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Tibetan ox used to carry travelers and mail |
a yak
|
$500 |
J |
ANIMALS |
1984-09-12 |
#3 |