Educational resources on Musk Ox

Musk Ox or Ovibos moschatus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Musk Ox

Academic web links for the Musk Ox.

Musk Ox
Information and pictures, habitat and foodweb.
lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/muskox.html

Arctic Wildlife - Arctic Studies Center
If you visit Alaska you will find woven musk ox wool scarves at many tourist shops. Most of the arctic tundra was host to the musk ox long ago.
www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/musk_ox.html

Musk Ox
Common Name: Musk Ox Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Genus: Ovibos Species: moschatus
www.ben.edu/museum/musk_ox.asp

Musk Ox
Musk oxen look like an animal from the ice age. With their squat position and shaggy skin, Musk oxen look like a relic from the Ice Age. The male musk ox weighs about 600
www.ucls.uchicago.edu/students/projects/1996-97/Hillocks96/musk_oxen.html

ADW: Ovibos moschatus: Information
A main producer of these garments is the Musk Ox Producer's Co-Operative. (Applied Microsystems and Inc., 1996; Chambers, 1993) Research is also performed at the Large Animal
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Ovibos_moschatus.html

Qiviut
Some Hints on Spinning Musk Ox Wool. E. Marguerite Cornwall. Spin-Off Magazine, March 1983. Links to relevant Internet sites. Oomingmak, Musk Ox Producers' Co-operative
www.uaf.edu/lars/qiviut.html

Musk Ox
Musk Ox Osuitok Ipeelie (b. 1923) Cape Dorset soapstone Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Boehnke 92.10.1
oldsite.capital.edu/schumacher/permanent/artwork.cfm?a=253

University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives - Fingers and needles ...
Alaskan agriculture has helped the musk ox evolve into a sustainable enterprise. But it wasn't always that way. Bringing the musk ox back. Musk oxen are neither oxen nor do they have
www.uwcc.wisc.edu/info/farmer/pre2001/030400k1.html

Large Animal Research Station Home Page
History Publications of LARS Research at LARS Muskox Husbandry Calving Update 2009 Public Tours Qiviut [ History ] [ Publications of LARS ] [ Research at LARS ] [ Muskox Husbandry
www.uaf.edu/lars/index.html

Tundra Herbivores
This musk-ox is taking a break in the snow. Click on image for full size (27K JPG) Courtesy of Corel Photography
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/tundra_herbivores.html&edu=high