Mature musk ox bulls can stand 5 feet (about 1.5 meters) tall and weigh as much as 800 pounds (about 360 kilograms), while female cows are smaller at about 4 feet (about 1.2 meters) and up to 500 ...

In the distant reaches of northeastern Greenland, musk oxen amble across the tundra, grazing as they go. As Arctic creatures, they need to gather enough energy to make it through cold, dark winters.

Musk oxen are shown Saturday, May 10 at the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, Alaska. They are the stars of the show on Mother's Day, which draws some 1,500 visitors to the farm.

Therefore, the musk ox is more closely related to the species in the Caprinae family, such as sheep and goats than it is to cows. Musk oxen. Arctic National Wildlife Range.

The two remaining musk oxen at the Minnesota Zoo were euthanized in late April due to fears that the warming state could negatively affect the last days of the elderly animals. The Zoo announced ...

Although a musk ox looks like a dirty dust mop on four tiny hooves, it’s formidable. When charging, it can reach speeds up to 60 kilometers an hour before ramming its head directly into an ...

THE Zoological Society of London being anxious to obtain living specimens of the musk-ox (Ovibos moschatus), well known as one of the characteristic inhabitants of Arctic regions, the Council of ...