英语听力：自然百科 走进西藏 tibet—8

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A dead yak³ has drawn⁴ the crowd. Vultures aren't famous for their table manners. The vultures do well here, as the vast Tibetan wilderness is home to many large creatures.

 

Living in herds⁵ of up to 200 in the remoter corners of the Tibetan Plateau, wild yaks⁶ travel large distances, grazing on the alpine⁷ tundra⁸.Strong and secure over mountain passes and rivers, the yak is in its element at altitude. So much so that it gets sick if it goes below 3000 meters. 

 

Standing⁹ two meters tall at the shoulder and weighing more than 800 kiloes, the wild yak is both formidable and aggressive. But without this fearsome creature, it's unlikely that humans would have survived up here. Once domesticated¹⁰, the yak is an amazing animal, providing the Tibetans with transport, food, water, wool for cloth and tents, and manure¹¹ for fuel.It's held in such higher regard that its fur is even used to decorate the sacred prayer flag poles. And yak butter is used as an offering to the Gods.

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