I am an american suburbs creature ignorant of the finer points of bovine knowledge but by following you i am learning some things (and seeing many cute moos). Like I am totally ignorant of yaks.
My question is do you have tips for how to tell apart a yak from a shaggy cattle like Highland cattle? They are all so lovely but to me look alike!
of course!!!!!!!!!!!!! always happy to help!!!! here are some key pointers. which all happen to be my favourite parts of the beautiful yak.
their body shapes are pretty different, with cattle being more stocky and square, with a long coat all over, while yaks tend be leaner and curvier, with shaggy fur all over and a pronounced skirt of longggg long fur covering their legs!!!
yaks also have suuuuper fluffy tails that are very mobile, while highlands just have a typical cow tail that they really only use to bat away flies.
a cows head is also a lot squarer than a yaks head, which are reaaaaalllyyyy long and flat. and super cute. a cows nose turns Up while a yaks nose goes rightttttt down. why the long face akakakak
ive found that yak noses are also a lot thinner and cat-like than cattle, as well! yaks have a lot more of a :3 face goin on. its very cute
