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Muskox
Rick Whitman

Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)

Viewed from across a lake, note the two calves.
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Habitat
tundra
Location
Victoria Island, Nunavut
Date taken
June 30, 2013
Scientific name
Ovibos moschatus
Equipment used
Panasonic DMC-FZ40
BanjoBill
Great Shot Rick
That is definitely some open country up there

Thanks for sharing it

Bill
 
UncleGus_24
WOW! I have never seen these in the flesh. Your capture enlightened me. Very nice. Thank you for sharing.
 
Doc Duck
They're stunning to see ... at a safe distance :eek!: We sometimes see muskox from the highway or the train when we cross Dovre mountain towards Oslo. I believe the Norwegian muskox were re-introduced using stock from Greenland. Lately they've been having health troubles, possibly from using salt licks that are set out for sheep, so they now think they need to fence in the salt licks so that the muskox and sheep aren't sharing them and thereby sharing microorganisms.
 

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