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Yak

The largest animal of the cold desert is the yak (dong), a wild ox. First described only a century ago by the famous Russian naturalist-- explorer, N. M. Przewalski, the wild yak is definitely more imposing than its placid domestic counterpart.

Immensely shaggy and weighing about a tone it has curved horns whose tips can be as wide apart as 90 cm. and measure 76 cm. over the curves.

It can easily be distinguished by its long black hair, which is tinged with gray at the muzzle.

Spending its summers at a height above 6,000 meters, in winter it moves in herds to the lakes, marshes and lower valleys.

Animals Found in Ladakh:

- Yak
- Nyan
- Urial
- Ibex
- Predators (Snow leopard, Brown bear, Wolf, Lynx)
- Avifauna



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