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Muskox
An Arctic mammal of the family Bovidae characterized by its thick coat and the the strong 'musky' odor emitted by males
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What is the scientific name for the muskox?
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The scientific name for the muskox is Ovibos moschatus.
How does the Musk oxen reproduce?
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A stork deliver their babies to them over night in a bucket.
What is a muskox?
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The muskox is more closely related to the sheep and goat than to oxen (of the Bos taurus species) but are a part of the Bovidae family, as are all sheep-, goat- and cattle-related speices. They have their own genus which is Ovibos (ovi=sheep, bos=ox), with the scientific name of Ovibos moschatus.
Muskoxen have long wool-like hair and curved horns They are social creatures and live in herds numbering from 10 to 20 to up to 70 animals. They are native to the arctic areas of Alaska, Canada and Greenland. In the 19th and 20th centuries muskox had been wiped out in Alaska, but have since been reintroduced. They have also been reintroduced in Northern Europe in places including Sweden, Norway, Russia and the Taymyr Peninsula of Siberia.
What can you do to protect the musk oxen?
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They form a circle and watch them.(Change into own words if you like) XD
How thick is the musk ox skull?
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Women's skulls are thinner than men's skulls. Women's skulls are 7.1 millimeters thick. Men's skulls are 6.5 millimeters in thickness.
Do people eat a musk ox?
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people long ago like aboriginal eat great musk ox ,many people don't wan't to eat it because they have hard meat
What is a musk oxens habitat?
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Muskox live in northern Canada and Greenland as well as in Alaska, where they were re-introduced. They were also reintroduced in northern Europe and Asia. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on the muskox, and a map indicating its range can be found there.
Note that there are two colors on the map showing the range. One is the range of the animals where they were re-introduced, and the other color is the range of the animals prior to re-introduction biology. It should be noted that the muskox was re-introduced into the places where it once roamed but, for whatever reasons, had disappeared.
The musk ox lives in the tundra, which is a natural biome. The tundra is a very cold biome, so the musk ox has, over the years, adapted to the conditions of the tundra.
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Will Musk Ox and Bison breed together?
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The answer to that is most likely yes, over 95% of all species of animal originated from tropical rain forests. They migrated north and south and adapted to the various biome climates. Elephants adapted long fur during the Ice Age and took on the identity of woolly mammoths.
You can compare the hair on the bodies of humans from the tropical regions to those of let's say Denmark or Sweden, you'll find that even people up in the colder regions have adapted more body hair.
Another adaptive trait for animals that travel to the extreme north from the rain forest, is that they become more black-and-white and color. Where in the rain forest, they are very colorful.
What is the height of a muskox?
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A musk ox, which lives in Canada, Siberia, and Alaska, is 6 feet tall and weighs up to 880 pounds.
Do badgers live in Vermont?
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Badgers are not a native animal to Vermont. This seems counter intuitive since the badger is the official mascot of the University of Vermont.
Do caribou eat muskox?
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Yes, it's likely that they do. If caribou like it, so will the muskoxen.
How do Musk OX adapt themselves to polar region?
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They have big long guard hairs that protect them from the cold and under those they have a wool like hair called qiviut which is very warm and protects them from the cold. They have uniquely shaped hooves so that there are able to dig through the snow to get the forages (grasses) below. They get their food from the grasses below the snow and their water intake from the snow! Quite clever and environmentally adapt animal probably explains why they have been around for 1 million years!
How smart are the musk oxen?
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They can be, though of course not on an intellectual level like us humans. They do, however, know where the best feeding grounds are and where and how to stand in a cold blizzard on the Arctic. They also know how to defend themselves and their calves against wolves and polar bears.
Why is musk oxen endangered?
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The muskox is a large mammal that is related to sheep and goats, weighing up to 900 lbs. They are native to northern Canada and Greenland, but there are introduced populations in parts of northern Europe, Russia, and Alaska. The species is not endangered; they are listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Does a musk ox live in the taiga?
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They live in the tundra because they have alot of blubber for the cold and in the hot they would die.
