Animals landscape mountain tibet yaks. Wildlife on the plateau. Wild yaks are the large bovids that are native to the himalayas and are the ancestor of tibet and nepals domestic yaks which are an important part of the economy and ecology of tibet. It develops with the civilization of tibet people and is gradually melted as a part of the tibetan ethnic culture. More recently sports involving domesticated yaks such as yak skiing or yak polo are being marketed as tourist attractions in tibet.
Yaks kings of the tibetan plateau. Tibetan life revolves around the yak which the people have herded and placed at the centre of their culture for at least two thousand years. Yaks mastiffs and wild as well as not so wild tibetan animals. Wilderness on the roof of the world in the heart of himalayas.
Yaks supply transport milk protein fur hoof bone skin and taileven yaks dung is commonly used for fuel for the fire. See more ideas about farm animals cut animals and cute funny animals. The yak is the most important domesticated animal for tibet highlanders in qinghai province of china. Yak hair is woven into yarn and used to make tents and rope.
Yaks are so important to tibetans that each and every one of them is given a name. In local communities yak bone is often made into exquisite handicrafts including combs buttons and ornaments. Nomads keep yaks in herds between 20 and 100. Most of tibet is treeless so dried yak dung is used as fuel for fires.
There are less than 1000 wild yaks called drong left in tibet most of them in north east tibet. Yak hide is used to make boots and boats. Mar 10 2014 explore clarewys board tibetan yaks on pinterest. Yak meat is eaten by nearly every tibetan family.
Once upon a time wild yaks were widespread in the entire himalayan area of tibet northern india nepal and bhutan. Play full screen enjoy puzzle of the day and thousands more. The vast majority is domesticated. Tibetan people and yak yak the first creature being domesticated by the tibetan people has lived on tibet since the ancient time.
Yaks are the most important animals to the tibetan people.