55 Yaks of the Mountains

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Yaks of the Mountains by Sally Odgers Table of Contents Chapter 1 Mountain Yaks page 2 Chapter 2 Mountain Animals page 6 Chapter 3 Big Yaks page 10 Chapter 4 Save Yaks page 12 Glossary/ Index page 15 Comprehension Check page 16

Chapter 1 Mountain Yaks Yaks are hairy animals with long horns. Yaks can be black, white, dark red, or brown. horns yak The horns of a yak grow big. mother yak baby yak A mother yak cares for her baby. Yaks are mammals. Mammals have warm blood. Mammal babies drink milk. Language DETECTIVE Babies: Babies means more than one baby. Find a word on this page that means more than one mammal.

Yaks can live to be 25 years old. Baby yaks stay close to their mother until they are 3 years old. A baby yak is called a calf. Male yaks may live alone. Females live with calves. calf female yak male yak How Heavy Is a Yak? one male yak = three female yaks = one car A male yak is as heavy as three female yaks. A male yak is as heavy as one car. Yaks stop growing when they are 8 years old.

Chapter 2 Mountain Animals Yaks live in the mountains. They eat in fields. Yaks nibble grass all day. They drink water from streams. They may drink snow that has melted. melted: turned to water Yaks live in Asia. Most yaks live in Tibet and Nepal. There are other animals that live in the mountains, too. This yak is walking in a field. mountains field yak

snow leopard A snow leopard has fur. Fur keeps the snow leopard warm. Snow leopards live high in the mountains, too. They eat yaks and other animals. Ibex are wild goats. They live in the mountains, too. Ibex eat plants, grass, and leaves. male ibex beard The male ibex has a beard.