: a heavyset, shaggy-coated, bovid mammal (Ovibos moschatus) of tundra regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska with the males producing a strong musky odor from glands beneath the eyes
Illustration of musk ox
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Recent Examples on the WebInterpretive guides are available to show groups through the chutes that give an up-close look at the herds, and crafters will demonstrate their use of qiviut, soft musk ox wool. Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2022 According to the Office of Special Prosecutions, the case began when Alaska Wildlife Troopers got an anonymous complaint in March of 2020 that Atkins had illegally taken a musk ox. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022 Point Hope hunter Steve Oomittuk said that hunting musk ox will bring residents an additional subsistence food source. Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022 In season seven, Roland Welker wounded a musk ox with an arrow before ultimately stabbing it to death with a hunting knife and his bare hands. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 17 June 2022 This musk ox of the northern forest near Wiseman is probably related to those pioneer creatures. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2022 One month featured a man curled up next to musk ox named Guacamole. Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Sep. 2021 Each bomb is about the length of two refrigerators laid down end to end and as heavy as the average adult male musk ox.Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2022 Part of the farm’s animal husbandry involves collecting the hair that’s shed from musk ox undercoats each spring. Bailey Berg, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2021 See More