Muskox

Ovibos moschatus

Muskoxen have good sight and hearing, and can run rapidly when necessary. They usually travel in a closely packed herd of 10 to 20 individuals, although sometimes a herd may contain up to 100 animals. When threatened, the adults form a fortress-like ring or line with the young inside. If a wolf, the Muskox's chief predator, comes too close, it may be thrown into the air on a bull's horns, then crushed with the hooves; occasionally a bull will leave the ring to attack.

Look For : A bisonlike animal with long shaggy hair and large brown horns that curve downward, close to the head.

Length : Body 6-8' long.

Habitat : Arctic tundra.

Range : Canadian Arctic, west of Hudson Bay, and Alaska southeast of Nome.