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Living in herds of up to 200 in the remoter corners of the Tibetan plateau,
居住在西藏高原偏遠角落的野牦牛 群居的數量甚至可能達到200只
wild yaks travel large distances,grazing on the alpine tundra.
他們走過遙遠的距離來到高山上的凍土地帶尋覓食物
Strong and secure over mountain passes and rivers,
依靠著山口和河流牦牛在這里強大而安全
The yak is in its element at altitude
它們于這個海拔的環境是如此地連為一體
so much so that it gets sick if it goes below 3,000 metres.
以至于如果他們到達海拔3000米以下身體就會變得虛弱。
Standing two metres tall at the shoulder and weighing more
牦牛身高2米體重超過800千克
than 800 kilos,the wild yak is both formidable and aggressive.
不僅自身強大還很好斗
But without this fearsome creature it's unlikely that humans would have survived up here.
但若沒有這種看起來嚇人的生物人類就不可能在這里生存。
Once domesticated,the yak is an amazing animal,
一旦被馴服牦牛會讓人驚異萬分，
providing the Tibetans with transport,
它為藏民提供運輸
food,wool for clothes and tents,
食物做衣物和帳篷的毛
and manure for fuel.
還有可以做燃料的糞便
It's held in such high regard
牦牛很受如此器重以至于
that its fur is even used to decorate the sacred prayer flag poles,
人們用它的皮來裝飾神圣的經幡番桿
and yak butter is used as an offering to the gods.
它的脂肪也被用作敬奉神的貢品
The yak has even led the Tibetans to buried treasure.
牦牛甚至還幫助藏民找到了地上的寶藏
