Muskox calf, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

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Muskox calf on the arctic coastal plain, near the Canning River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, Alaska. Muskox, or muskoxen...
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Muskox calf on the arctic coastal plain, near the Canning River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, Alaska. Muskox, or muskoxen, are more closely related to goats and sheep than to ox.

Males reach sexual maturity around 5 years old, females around 2. This youngster as a long way to go. Muskox, ANWR, Alaska.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR, Alaska.

Ovibos moschatus. Photo © copyright by Carl Donohue.

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