YAK
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Scientific name
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Bos grunniens Linn
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Common name
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Yak (English, Hindi andAll languages)
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Sanskrit
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Chamarah
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Distribution
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Throughout the Himalayan region, Primarily Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir)
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Religious Association
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While the yak itself is not sacred, its bushy tail is in great demand as a fly-whisk (fan) in many Buddhist monasteries and temple.
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For more information, please refer " Sacred Animals Of India" by Nanditha Krishna, Penguin book India , 2010
ISBN 9780143066194