Domesticated yaks (Bos Grunniens or the grunting ox) are thought to have been domesticated by Qiang herdsmen on the Tibetan (Qinghai) Plateau around 4,500 years ago. The Tibetan culture of the Himalayan Plateau is intertwined with yak just as Native American Plains Indian culture is intertwined with the American Bison.
Zebras are a keystone species in the Kalahari; they are a source of food both for predators such as lions and for scavengers such as brown hyenas and whitebacked vultures. Shown here are birds surveying an injured animal on the Makgadikgadi grasslands. (Adrian Bailey).
There are three species of zebras: the plains zebra, the Grevy'grÃ©vy s zebra and the mountain. Zebra the plains zebra and the mountain zebra belong to the Subgenus, hippotigris But'grevy grÃ©vy s zebra is the sole species Of. subgenus dolichohippusebras (/ËzÉbrÉ/ ZEB-rÉ or /ËziËbrÉ/ ZEE-brÉ) are several species of African equids (horse family) united by their distinctive black and white striped coats. Their stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual.