Leptobos (SciiFii)

The yak-bison (Leptobos etruscus), also known as the steppe-ox, is a species of large bovid native to the open woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, and hills of Europe and Asia that originally lived during the Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout Eurasia to help boost biodiversity. The yak-bison usually reaches a weight of up to 320 kg. It is often considered closely related to Bison and the insular Epileptobos. Yak-bison are largely grazers, though they occasionally browse on shrubs. Yak-bison can go without directly drinking water for several days, and their ability to draw moisture from their food helps them to survive in arid regions such as the Central Asian republics and the edge of the Gobi Desert, allowing them to cross difficult ground to reach new pastures. Social creatures, the yak-bison travels in herds that average around 20 members, though larger numbers are not unheard of. They will tolerate the presence of peaceful herbivores such as wisent, saiga, gazelles, deer, horses, cattle, Indian hartbeests, and mammoths. For a reason not yet explained to by scientists, yak-bison do not like the presence of wild-boar; if a wild boar approaches a herd of yak-bison, the male members of the herd will charge at the hog and drive it away, even when unprovoked by the pig. The conservation status of the yak-bison is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the yak-bison's wide range.
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