Yak Ranch In Chaffee County, Colorado
Don't you just love the phonetics of the word yak? :)
In January 2006, I visited a yak rancher in Granite, Colorado who
generously allowed me to roam throughout his ranch. Gene's website is
www.haydengulchyak.us.
According to Gene, yaks are bovines, and they are native animals
of the high-altitude region of Tibet, China. They're
fairly quick and nimble animals (similar llamas) and are
definitely smarter than cows. They have horns and their overall body physique and fur is similar to
buffaloes. These yaks did not
seem dangerous or threatening, although they did seem to buck heads
with each other to establish the
"pecking order" among themselves.
The photo above was a llama posing for me. I think he gave me that look to persuade me to give him food. :)
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