musk ox
Shaggy tundra grazer
A musk ox is a large, shaggy-coated bovine native to the Arctic regions of North America and Greenland.
Despite its name, it is more closely related to sheep and goats than to oxen.
Musk oxen are known for their thick, insulating coats and their defensive behavior of forming a circle around their young when threatened by predators.
The name refers to the strong odor males emit during mating season.
Soft undercoat of mammals
- guard hairsCoarse outer pelage
- shaggyLong, coarse, untidy
- woollyCovered in soft fibers
- thickHaving great depth
insulating · coarse · warm · shedding · matted · dense · soft · spinning
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
Svalbard · Arctic Circle · winter coat · insulation · harsh climate · frozen · windswept · barren
Large wild ox
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
- yakHimalayan ox or chatter
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- goatHorned, bearded livestock
sheep · antelope · ruminant · ungulate · hoofed · grazing · bovine · horned
Ice mass separation
- calfJuvenile cow or leg part
- bullSteer before castration
- cowFemale bovine
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
hierarchy · stampede · group defense · forage · migration · social · gathering · guard hairs
Species over 44 kilograms
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
- ice ageEra of massive glaciation
- woolly mammothExtinct hairy elephant species
- glaciationIce sheet spreading process
Beringia · land bridge · extinction · fossils · paleontology · cave paintings · ancient · survival
underwool
Soft undercoat of mammals
- guard hairsCoarse outer pelage
- shaggyLong, coarse, untidy
- woollyCovered in soft fibers
thick · insulating · coarse · warm · shedding · matted · dense · soft · spinning · knitting
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
Greenland · Svalbard · Arctic Circle · winter coat · insulation · harsh climate · frozen · windswept · barren · northern
bison
Large wild ox
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
- yakHimalayan ox or chatter
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
goat · sheep · antelope · ruminant · ungulate · hoofed · grazing · bovine · horned · cloven-hoofed
calving
Ice mass separation
dominance · hierarchy · stampede · group defense · forage · migration · social · gathering · guard hairs · predator defense
megafauna
Species over 44 kilograms
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
- ice ageEra of massive glaciation
- woolly mammothExtinct hairy elephant species
glaciation · Beringia · land bridge · extinction · fossils · paleontology · cave paintings · ancient · survival · megaherbivore
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- ArcticArctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Arctic wildlife, Arctic exploration, Arctic research
- polar regionsAntarctica, polar bears, Arctic Ocean, glaciers, Arctic
- Arctic animalsarctic fox, arctic tern, polar bear, caribou, snowy owl
- Arctic wildlifepolar bear, arctic fox, arctic tern, snowy owl, muskox
- Arctic/Tundratundra, permafrost, glacier, arctic fox, polar bear
musk oxAfrican elephant
Largest terrestrial animal species
hippopotamus · giraffe · water buffalo · dromedary camel · African buffalo
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