The Chinese Army Uses Yaks For Patrols On The Border

Image: via China Defense Blog

Foxtrot Alpha/Jalopnik: Why China’s Army Still Rides Yaks

The People’s Liberation Army—the official name of the Chinese Army—still rides yaks to patrol some of the country’s most difficult borders. The use of yaks, basically hairy cows adapted to mountain life, allows the PLA to go places tanks and armored vehicles can’t. Here’s why a surprising number of military forces, including the German Army and the U.S. Marine Corps regularly make use of, or at least train to use beasts of burden in modern war.

China Defense Blog has a number of what it says are the PLA’s only yak unit. The photos show Chinese soldiers, wearing digital camouflage and shouldering QBZ-95 assault rifles, crossing streams, mountainsides, and gorgeous, snow-capped hills.

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