muskoxen
Shaggy tundra herds
Muskoxen is the plural of muskox, a large shaggy-coated Arctic mammal related to goats and sheep despite its oxlike appearance.
When threatened, muskoxen form a defensive circle with horns facing outward to protect calves.
A herd of muskoxen grazed on the tundra.
Large wild ox
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
- yakHimalayan ox or chatter
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- oxenCastrated male cattle
goat · sheep · antelope · ungulate · ruminant · hoofed · grazing · herbivore
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- iceWater's solid form
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
caribou · snow · blizzard · lichen · barren · taiga · reindeer · ptarmigan
Species over 44 kilograms
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
- mammothsExtinct woolly elephants
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
paleontology · glaciers · mastodons · evolution · Beringia · survival · ancient
bison
Large wild ox
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
- yakHimalayan ox or chatter
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
oxen · goat · sheep · antelope · ungulate · ruminant · hoofed · grazing · herbivore · chamois
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- iceWater's solid form
glacier · caribou · snow · blizzard · lichen · barren · taiga · reindeer · ptarmigan · lemming
megafauna
Species over 44 kilograms
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
- mammothsExtinct woolly elephants
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
extinction · paleontology · glaciers · mastodons · evolution · Beringia · survival · ancient
calf
Juvenile cow or leg part
migrate · forage · dominance · protective · maternal · alpha · social · group · territory · leader
underwool
Soft undercoat of mammals
warm · luxurious · spinning · yarn · textile · insulation · shedding · combing · expensive · lightweight
muskoxenAfrican elephants
Continent's largest land animals
hippos · water buffalo · giraffes · wildebeest · zebras
muskoxenbison
Large wild ox
yaks · American bison · domestic cattle · wild boar · caribou
muskoxenAfrican buffalo
Large wild bovine, dangerous
elephants · hippos · giraffes · water buffalo · zebu