Yak feed mainly in the morning and evening, grazing on grasses, herbs and lichens, and eating ice and snow as a source of water. However due to the lack of vegetation where they live, wild yaks have to travel far in order to eat enough.

Do yaks eat apples?

At Riverview Park and Zoo, domestic yak are fed diets consisting of alfalfa, herbivore cubes, apples and carrots. Salt blocks are provided as well as browse consisting of apple, willow, poplar, pear and maple leaves.

What are five things yaks eat?

They are herbivores and munch on grass, flowers, moss and tubers, thereby acting as a linchpin for the alpine ecosystem. Wild male yaks can reach a height of 6-1/2 feet and weigh as much as 2,200 pounds. Females are about 1/3 the size.