THE DROMEDARY CAMEL AND THE YAK: VERY DIFFERENT ANIMALS WITH MANY SIMILAR TRAITS.

The article presents the discussion on dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), ‘ship of the desert', belonging to the order Artiodactyla and family Camelidae. Topics include ancient Chinese documents and archaeological evidence where yaks being domesticated by the Qiang which being the ancient nomadi...

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Publicado en:	Nomadic Peoples Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 268 - 282
Autores principales:	Degen, Allan, El-Meccawi, Shaher, Sivan, Jaim, Kam, Michael
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	White Horse Press 2022
Materias:	Yak Grazing Camels Artiodactyla Forage Cattle Camel milk Dairy cattle behavior
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Sumario:	The article presents the discussion on dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), ‘ship of the desert', belonging to the order Artiodactyla and family Camelidae. Topics include ancient Chinese documents and archaeological evidence where yaks being domesticated by the Qiang which being the ancient nomadic people in Western China; and large tracts of grasslands being lost for grazing under government programmes.