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They are both big hairy creatures related to cattle and deer

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Yaks and water buffaloes are both large, herbivorous mammals used for their milk, meat, and labor by various cultures. They have robust bodies, long horns, and adapted to live in harsh environments. Additionally, both species are social animals that live in herds.

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What are the similarities between a Yak and Water Buffalo?

The corresponding similarities for yak/water buffalo are from 84.9 to 98.6%. In the related links box below, I posted the whole analisis.


What is the difference between a yak and a water buffalo?

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What do you call a baby yak?

A baby buffalo is called a calf. Although people call the American bison a buffalo, the African buffalo is a true buffalo. It is a mammal that lives in herds.


What are the differences between yak and water buffalo?

Yaks are very hairy creatures, with very long hair and a large hump over their shoulders. Water buffalo have very short hair, long horns that splay towards their back, and quite a bit larger than a yak. Water buffalo are found in the tropics, whereas yaks are found in the cold mountainous regions of Nepal and Mongolia.


What animal that looks like a buffalo starts with the letter y?

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Is mozzarella cheese made from yak's milk?

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Why are yak and water buffalo the same?

They are the "same" by the fact that they belong in the same Family being Bovidae. However, more specifically, yaks and water buffalo are not the same, actually. Yak and water buffalo are two distinct species of bovids. One lives in Nepal and Mongolia, the other is found in the south and east regions of Asia, like in Taiwan and India.


Is a water buffalo bigger than a yak?

when full grown they both stand about 2 metres tall at the shoulder and weigh 1200Kgs


What is the difference between Yak and Water Buffalo?

a yak is from Tibet and china the water buffalo is from Africa.


Do cheese come from cow?

Some cheese comes from cows. it can also come from goats, sheep, camels, yak, water buffalo, moose or reindeer


What looks like a buffalo?

Referring to the American bison (usually called a buffalo), the closest would be the muskox or yak.For the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), similar bovine animals include other species of ox.


Why are water buffalos classified as a animal they resemble a buffalo?

Water buffalos don't resemble the American bison at all; they're about as alike as a sheep and a cow. Well, perhaps a little more alike, but not so you'd confuse them. Bison were called buffalo because of a perceived resemblance to the Asian water buffalo, which just goes to show people don't use their powers of observation.