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MuskoxEducational resources on MuskoxMuskox or Ovibos moschatus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Muskox Musk Ox Information and pictures, habitat and foodweb. lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/muskox.html Arctic Wildlife - Arctic Studies Center Muskox Ovibos moschatus. Muskox are large animals that look a lot like bison, but have wool like sheep. Their long brown wool hangs almost to their feet! 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 Muskox have also been introduced into Russia, Svalbard, Norway, and Siberia. Some herds have also found their own way from Norway into Sweden. ("Muskox ( Ovibos moschatus )", 1995 animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Ovibos_moschatus.html Qiviut The University of Alaska Fairbanks has qiviut, or muskox wool, for sale. All our qiviut is combed by hand from live muskoxen. Proceeds directly support the animals and facility www.uaf.edu/lars/qiviut.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 THE TAKIN AND MUSKOX: RELATIONSHIP MUSK NOT BE TAKIN FOR GRANTED The Takin And Muskox: Relationship musk not be takin for granted. Pamela Groves and R.G. White Institute of Arctic Biology. Supporting Agencies: Boone and Crockett Club; the www.uaf.edu/lars/document_links/doclink20.html University Of Alaska, Stories Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) is a symbol of the Arctic. Muskox are ancient mammals from the ice age that the Inupiaq-speaking Eskimo call "omingmak" (the animal with skin like a beard www.alaska.edu/opa/eInfo/index.xml?StoryID=171 muskox ...--Previous Up Next--> Musk Ox (Copyright Corel Corporation. From "The Arctic" CD) stratus.ssec.wisc.edu/scenes/animals/animals-Pages/Image12.html
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