Sandhole farm in Congleton, Cheshire has welcomed an unlikely guest, a long-haired creature from almost 5,000 miles away called the Himalayan yak. The mammoth-like beast, which is normally found in the chilly climates of Tibet, Russia and Mongolia, weighs half a tonne. The width between the tip of the left horn and the tip of the right horn is 4ft. Unlike traditional cows, the yak does not make a 'mooing' sound and instead makes a grunting noise similar to that of a pig. A year and a half ago, Helen and Matthew Worth became the first people to breed the yak in the UK.
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Britain's first yak has been imported by Cheshire farmers Helen and Matthew Worth
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Animal is normally found almost 5,000 miles away in the Himalayas
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They bred the yak with traditional Holstein cows and created the yow
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Plan to begin selling healthy yow meat to pubs in the local area
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Will begin selling yak semen to fellow UK farmers
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The vet said her fascination with the animals began when she did some research and discovered that yaks had been bred for thousands of years in the @placeholder.
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