Bos grunniens

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Bos grunniens is the domestic yak, a long-haired bovine species native to the Himalayan region and Central Asia, valued for its meat, milk, fiber, and use as a pack animal.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bos grunniens canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artiodactyl ⓘ
domesticated bovine ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
yak ⓘ
adaptation large lungs and heart ⓘ
thick insulating coat ⓘ
tolerance to low oxygen levels ⓘ
bodyTemperatureAdaptation cold-resistant ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatCharacteristic long hair ⓘ
commonName domestic yak ⓘ
yak ⓘ
culturalSignificance important to Himalayan pastoralists ⓘ
important to Tibetan culture ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
distribution Bhutan ⓘ
China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Mongolia ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
domesticatedFrom Bos mutus ⓘ
domesticationRegion Himalayas ⓘ
Tibet ⓘ
family Bovidae ⓘ
genus Bos ⓘ
habitat alpine meadows ⓘ
high-altitude grasslands ⓘ
importance livestock in high-altitude regions ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo Central Asia ⓘ
Himalayan region ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
primaryFood grasses ⓘ
herbs ⓘ
product yak butter ⓘ
yak cheese ⓘ
yak fiber ⓘ
yak meat ⓘ
yak milk ⓘ
relatedTo Bos mutus ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction ⓘ
viviparous ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
usedFor draft animal ⓘ
fiber production ⓘ
meat production ⓘ
milk production ⓘ
pack animal ⓘ
riding animal ⓘ
transport of goods ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bovinae → domesticatedMembers → Bos grunniens ⓘ
Bos → includesSpecies → Bos grunniens ⓘ
Bos mutus → relatedTo → Bos grunniens ⓘ