

THE YAK. The wild \ ariety of the Yak loams in the high plateaus and mountains of Tibet near the line of perpetual snow. The animal which is 



also called the Grunting Ox because of its Hog-like method of vocal expression, is about the size of the common Ox, to which it bears a general resemblance, 

 but it has a remarkable covering of long, silky hair. (Bos grunniens.) 



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