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THROUGH ASIA 
at base, 14 in. ; distance between the tips of the horns, 
12 in. Circumference of the head, round the muzzle, 
24 in. ; ditto over the eyes, 44^ in. Girth of the neck 
behind the ears, 4 ft. i in. Girth of body immediately 
behind the forelegs, 8 ft. o| in. Length of hair on flank, 
251 in. ; above the foreleg, 214 in. ; under the jaw, 4 to 
6 in. Circumference of fore-hoof, i6| in. ; its diameter 
diagonally, 4 } in. 
Its hair was magnificent, thick and even ; indeed the 
long hanging fringes on the sides were so thick that they 
THE WILD YAK-BULL 
made an actual cushion for the animal to lie on — a 
sufficient protection against even the rigorous winter 
climate of Tibet. The hair was a pitch black colour ; 
but the top quarters when seen in a certain light 
inclined towards dark brown. Along the backbone 
the hair was very long and black. The eyes were 
brown, with a black pupil, and very small, the major 
axis of their opening being hardly if in. The hair 
round the eyes was thinnest, and as fine as velvet. On 
the other hand it was thick and tufted on the cheek and 
between the horns ; on the nose it inclined to be grey. 
