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2 YAK BREEDS
Maiwa yak in Sichuan, Tianzhu White yak and Gannan yak in Gansu, Pali yak, Jiali (Alpine) yak and Sibu yak in Tibet, Huanhu yak, Plateau yak and the "long-hair-forehead" yak in Qinghai, Bazhou yak in Xinjiang and Zhongdian yak ...
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Appropriate Technology and Co-operative Culture in Ladakh
India, lying north of the Himalayas, in the ranges bordering the Tibetan plateau. Until a few years ago, Ladakh was one of the very few ... high summer pastures for sheep, cows, yaks and `dzo' (a hybrid of yak and cow). Ladakh has survived only by using its natural resources carefully, ... with the Iliad, and don't learn how to make shoes from yak hair, or how to build an adobe house. If they learn how ...
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YAKS
Yak at Stoney Oaks (Photo by Gail Simons Yaks The domestic Yak has been developed from the wild Yak, several hundred of which still exist in remote areas of the Tibetan Plateau ... dorsal stripe and muzzle. Some authorities claim that the Yak was probably domesticated in Tibet 7000-8000 years ago, ... . Young and adult Yaks (Photo by Gail Simons The Yak is very well adapted to harsh conditions, having long ...
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EDGE :: Species Search
(Hemiphractus johnsoni)Johnston's river frog (Amietia johnstoni)Jollyville plateau salamander (Eurycea tonkawae)Jondachi treefrog (Hyloscirtus staufferorum)Jujuy water frog (Telmatobius ... frog or Melodius coqui (Eleutherodactylus wightmanae)Wiens water frog (Telmatobius necopinus)Wild Yak (Bos grunniens)Williams' bright-eyed frog (Boophis williamsi)Wolverine (Gulo gulo) ...
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THE YAK - SECOND EDITION
Yak Breed Association, Lanzhou, China LONG RUIJUN B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. Professor of Pastoral Science and Dean of Faculty of Grassland Science, Gansu Agricultural University, China; Senior Scientist, Northwest Plateau ... modern practices 13 ALPINE RANGELAND ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT IN THE QINGHAI-TIBETAN PLATEAU by Long Ruijun Overview Background and present status Climate Effect of climate on ...
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Yaks
It was important for hunters to work in groups when shooting yak, because the wild yak is very dangerous; when injured, its first impulse was to attack, and ... the Chang-tang desert--and Tsaidam, eventually arriving at Beijing. While crossing the northern Himalayan plateau, through barren wastelands (imagine the combination of high altitude, utter bleakness, and salt lakes) the ...
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Highlander fanfiction: Lost Horizon, Part One
Adam. And that floating stuff? That's butter." He was enjoying himself thoroughly. "Yak butter." "Salween River," Mallison reported, consulting his guidebook. "Giamo nu chu," Methos murmured, walking ... handed. They walked up a final slope floored with granite rubble, and arrived at a plateau surrounded by snowy peaks. Against this beautiful backdrop, the lamasery buildings rose like peaks ...
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Mountain Adventures
Plateau An area of level but high land in a mountainous region. Plate tectonics The theory ... one side of the mountain experiencing wetter or windier conditions than the other side. Y Yak A large, long-haired ox that is employed as a work animal in the Himalayas ...
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Mountain Peoples
Milking a yak on the Tibetan plateau (photo by The Mountain Institute) Llamas on the trail in Peru (photo by ...
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Asia on the Matrix: Tibet
Worshipers ... countryside. Here, one can still see traditional farms, with patties of yak dung stuck to the walls as they dry in the sun ... markets or riding in horse-drawn wagons. Tibet sits on the highest plateau in the world, averaging some 16,000 feet above sea level. ...
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