Tibetans do love their yaks! Tibetans weave their fur for tents, garments and bedding, and make heavy winter coats from their hides. Yak skulls are placed above the entrances of many homes and businesses. They also consume yak in a variety of ways - I tried most of their edible versions: yak butter tea, yak soup, yak noodles, dried yak (like jerky), and kinda a fermented yak meat. I didn't like any of it except the dried yak.
A trip to Tibet would not be complete without yak pics. This is much easier said than done. I discovered that yaks are very skittish and temperamental - making it difficult to approach them up close and photograph. Also making this difficult is that they have a tendency to charge, turn, and kick people they don't know.
This is the best of many failed attempts to get a pic of me with yaks. Unfortunately it's the rear end of a yak. Most are almost black - but some are white and others a combination of white/black - like the one in this pic.
After many, many attempts, this is the best head-on yak pic I got.
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