Buddhist stupas, Deqin, called Shangri-La, on the Tibetan Border, Shangri-La region, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

Close up of horned yak facing the camera while standing in snow, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Yaks grazing on the vast open rangelands on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Yaks grazing on the vast open rangelands on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Yak-drawn plough in barley field high on Tibetan Plateau, Tibet, China, Asia

Tibetan Yak Herder and Yak. Himalayas, Tibet.

Pilgrim and Tibetan monks refilling the brass bow with yak butter, Samye Monastery, Tibet, China, Asia

Tibetan yak caravan at the sherpa village of Khumjung, Holy Mountain Khumbi Yul Lha, Khumbila, 5761 m, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal, Asia

A yak skull is painted with Tibetan prayers on top of Mani stones in Nepal's Everest Region.