The musk ox is a huge hoofed mammal with a heavy bony plate across its forehead. The musk ox, along with the yak of central Asia, has the longest fur. During winter , it grows a thick undercoat of soft brown fleece and its thick overcoat of shaggy , long straight hair hangs down to the ground. In May, it sheds large amounts of fur. Eskimos use its soft under wool for weaving, shawls, sweaters, gloves, hats, scarves and other items.Although musk oxen are related to sheep and goat, they are unique because of their characteristics. They are one of the few animals in the world that can survive in the frozen Tundra. Human hunters, who killed a large number of musk oxen for their skins and meat. So, legislation protects herds in Alaska, Norway, and Siberia, where the animals live on preserves.
7 comments:
at: May 5, 2011 at 4:47 AM said...
nice post on Musk Ox:))
at: May 5, 2011 at 11:26 AM said...
Oh They look, so different, I feel Geeta, tum Alaska jake pakadke le ayi ho!
at: May 5, 2011 at 3:33 PM said...
We went to a place in WAshington state US , it was a place where you drive your car through and different type animals are roaming all around your car. When we came to the Musk Ox , one of them fell in love with my rental and started rubbing itself all over the front hood. I had to hand buff the car quite a bit before we returned it lol. My one and only contact with one lol
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at: May 6, 2011 at 9:32 AM said...
nice info.. :)
at: May 6, 2011 at 9:41 AM said...
thnx :)
at: May 6, 2011 at 8:18 PM said...
Wow , nice info
at: June 7, 2012 at 5:42 AM said...
Hey, melodramatic photograph !
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