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General Characteristics Body Length - Up to 325 cm
(10.8 ft).
Shoulder Height - Up to 200 cm (6.6 ft).
Tail Length - 60 cm (24 in). Weight - 305-820 kg (670-1805) lb. Description The dark black-brown coat is dense, wooly, and extremely shaggy, although the color is variable in domestic yaks. 'Golden' wild yaks are also known, but are extremely rare. The shoulders are high and humped, with a broad, drooping head. The short legs have broad hooves and large dewclaws as an adaptation to mountainous environments. The horns are found in both sexes, though those of the females are considerably smaller and shorter. They grow up to 51 cm / 20 inches long in females, and 95 cm / 38 inches in males. The curved horns grow out from the sides of the head and curve upwards. Range -The Yak lives in Africa, India, N. America, Europe , Asia, Philippines and Indonesia Habitat - scattered localities on Alpine tundra, ice and the deserts of the Tibetan Plateau. Food -They eat grasses, grass like plants, shrubs mosses and lichens and cushion plants. Status - There
used to be 10,000 in 2003. Now there are probably under 400 wild yaks in
Reason for the Status -The reasons for being endangered in the wild is that, they have been hunted by humans and habitat destruction. What type of animal is it - It is a omnivore Gestation Period - 258 days Life span - 23 years
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