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they are the same in size but different in external characteristics
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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.
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 are examples or herbivores?
Rabbits, buffalo, cattle, yaks
Who is young are called calfs?
Elephants Elk Domestic Cattle Caribou Camels Hippopotomouses Whales Rhinocerouses Giraffes Water Buffalo Yaks Bison Muskox Gaur Cape Buffalo Moose
What are cows related to?
Bison, buffalo, gaurs, zebu, bantengs, and yaks.
What are the special features of buffalo?
not being seals, sea lions, or yaks.
Is the buffalo an indigenous animal to South Africa?
The Cape Water Buffalo is, this is not the same as the Aisan Water Buffalo or American Bison (aslo sometimes called a Buffalo)
What are some examples of ruminant animals?
cattle, goats, sheep, giraffes, bison, yaks, water buffalo, deer, camels, alpacas, llamas, wildebeest, antelope, pronghorn, and nilgai
Do hyena eat water buffalo?
No. They are not located in the same place. Water buffalo are in Asia and a hyena is in the Africa savanna . If they were together a hyena eats dead animals and if there was a dead water buffalo it would eat it.
What is the scientific name for Buffalo horn?
That would depend on which type of buffalo you are referring to. There are American Buffalo, Wisent (aka Eurasian Buffalo), Water Buffalo, etc.
What animal can bear large loads on its back?
Some animals would be horses, donkeys, camels, yaks, buffalo, elephants
What animal gives us milk?
Cows, Sheep, Goat, Yak, and even Camels and Buffalo
