Musk Oxen

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Muskoxen in autumn coloured tundra, East Greenland

Bull muskoxen, Ovibos moschatus, in a defensive circle, Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Arctic Canada.

Adult bull muskox, Ovibos moschatus, covered with frost. Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Arctic Canada.

Month-old baby muskox, Ovibos moschatus, Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Arctic Canada

Bull Musk Ox stays close to one of his cows during the autumn rut. East Greenland. 2005

Footprints in the sand in Eleonora Bay, Musk oxen, arctic fox and Glaucous Gull. Kejser Franz Joseph Fiord. North-east Greenland National Park. 2005

Musk oxen with long coats blowing in snow laden wind, Victoria Island. Northwest, Territories, Canada. 1991

Musk oxen defend their calves by surrounding them. Scoresbysund, E. Greenland. 1974

Musk Oxen, Ovibos moschatus, gallops over snow covered tundra. NWT Canada. 1991

Musk oxen cow suckles her calf on the tundra amidst the fall colour. Harefjord. Scoresbysund. East Greenland.

Musk oxen mixed family herd of bulls and cows with calves on the tundra amidst the fall colour. Harefjord. Scoresbysund. East Greenland.

Musk Oxen skeleton on the tundra in Karl Jakobsen Bugt, North-East Greenland National Park

Muskoxen in autumn coloured tundra, East Greenland

Adult bull muskoxen, Ovibos moschatus, in defensive posture. Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Arctic Canada.

Mixed-aged herd of muskoxen, Ovibos moschatus, Victoria Island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada

Walkers and a group of Musk Oxen on a tundra slope, just watching each other. Nordvest Fjord. East Greenland. 2005

Bull Musk Ox stays close to one of his cows during the autumn rut. East Greenland. 2005

Lone Musk Ox bull grazes on autumn Tundra vegetation. East Greenland. 2005

Musk Ox skull in the valley at Eleonora Bay. North-East Greenland National Park. 2005

Lone Musk Ox Bull stands amongst autumnal Blueberry bushes on Renodde. East Greenland. 2005

Musk Oxen skull on the beach at the side of a Glacial outwash plain. Eleonora Bay. North-east Greenland National Park. 2005

Musk Ox skull on the shore by Kongeborgen. Holm Bugt / Bay. Traill Ø. Kong Oskar Fiord. East Greenland National Park. 2005

Musk oxen bull, two cows and a calf on the slope above Christiansdal, Nordbugten. Scoresbysund. East Greenland. 2005

Musk Oxen on a snowy slope on Victoria Island. NWT, Canada. 199

Musk Oxen watch the tundra for wolves. Ellesmere Nat. Park Res. Canada. 1994