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They are much used as beasts of burden, and are also sad¬ 
dled and ridden. They can be acclimated in this country 
with a little care and breed readily, but have not been found 
to be of much economic value in comparison with the estab¬ 
lished breeds of our own cattle. The sacred cattle of the 
Hindoos are of this stock. 
The Yak (.Poephagus grunniens ), in a wild state is native to 
THE MOUFLON. 
the high mountain ranges and plateaus of Thibet and Tartary. 
There are several domestic breeds used all over central Asia for 
purposes of draught and burden. The long hair is much used 
in the manufacture of various fabrics, and the tails are much 
prized by the Tartars and Chinese, constituting among the 
former an insignia of rank when attached to the head of a 
