What’s horned, fluffy, and ethically dubious? Yak clones

On the high-altitude plains of Tibet, ringed by snowy mountains and buffeted by harsh winds, scientists are hard at work ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Swats Charging Yak With Cell Phone During 2013 Bhutan Trek

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and now-wife Cheryl Hines had a close encounter with a yak during a mountain trek near Paro, Bhutan, in ...
Flying

Yak-9 Represents a Rare Breed Among Warbirds

The Yakovlev Yak-9 was a highly agile and formidable Soviet WWII fighter, praised for its superior performance and dogfighting capability, but is often considered "forgotten" and few original models ...
Science Daily

Earliest evidence for domestic yak found using both archaeology, ancient DNA

The high-altitude hero of the Himalayas, yak are among the few large animals that can survive the extremely cold, harsh and oxygen-poor conditions of the Tibetan Plateau. In the mountainous regions of ...
Modern Farmer

From Chewbacca to the Hobbit, Yak Hair Is Everywhere!

And it isn’t just Santa Claus ”“ the Benjamin Franklins and the Gandalfs of the world can also doff their wigs to the yak. The hair of this Himalayan bovine first became a popular wig-making material ...