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It could have ended in tragically had it not been for a well-coordinated rescue, with yaks and horses deployed to clear the snow.

Non-stop snow, instant noodles and yaks: tales of being trapped on Everest.

This is the roof of the world where traffic gives way to yak herders on horseback whistling to reluctant, grunting cattle, as eagles circle above.

One of them approaches a vendor selling barbecued strips of yak meat.

The shipment of animals from Moscow also included two yaks, five cockatoos and dozens of pheasants as well as mandarin ducks, Kozlov's office said.