Main Page
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Wikimedia Commons |
Picture of the day
Adoration of the Magi, painted between 1440 and 1460 by the masters Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi
Media of the day
No one knows for sure when yaks were first domesticated, but it's likely that they were first bred thousands of years ago as beasts of burden for the caravans of Himalayan trade routes. The massive hairy ox-like creatures are found in the high mountains of Central Asia, where they provide meat, milk, hides and labor. But as VOA’s Tibetan Service reporter Yeshie Dorje tells us, they are increasingly finding new homes in America’s high country. Mil Arcega narrates.
Participating
|
Monthly photo challenge
Take some photos and upload them to meet our monthly thematic challenge, get inspiration and try new subjects! Learn more about the challenges! Highlights
If you are browsing Commons for the first time, you may want to start with Featured pictures, Quality images, Valued images or Featured media. |