| 1. There are 14 million yaks world wide? 2. That 87% of those live on the QingHai Tibetan Plateau? 3. That some yaks live beyond 20 years? 4. That a Tibetan family's wealth is measured in part by their yak head-count? 5. That the yak is considered the most revered animal in Tibet? 6. That yak herders can distinguish individual personalities among their yaks? 7. That Tibetan nomads herd yaks for their livelihood? 8. That yaks are used for many purposes, including: |
| THAT'S A FACT YAK! |
| did you know... |
| as a work animal: hauling wood, plowing barley fields, carrying nomad tents and belongings as a source of meat, butter, milk, yogurt, and cheese as a source of fuel: dried dung as a source of hair and horns for making tents, tool handles, yarn and handicrafts |
| and in our experience... |
| 1. That yak are cute and somehow likeable. 2. That they are notably more nimble than Minnesota cows. 3. That they have the altitude beat. 4. That they can easily climb a rock wall if a huge truck is barreling towards them. 5. That they make a tasty bowl of noodles and some damn good jerky. 6. That, despite hearsay, their tongue does not quite qualify as a delicacy. |
| WE LIKE YAKS!! |
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| Yak be nimble |
| the Yak Suite at Lhatse |
| irresistable |
| dung...in the field, on the wall, up close |
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