
Mammal
Yak
The shaggy ox of the high Himalayas
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Mammal
The shaggy ox of the high Himalayas

Insect
The bold black-and-yellow social wasp
Animals beginning with Y include Yak, Yellowjacket.
Our guide currently covers 2 animals whose names start with Y.