Musk Ox | Atigun Pass, Alaska | June, 2011

Posted in Alaska, Hoofed Mammals, Mammals, Musk Ox

Musk Ox have a double coat of hair,a long outer layer that hangs to the ground in winter, and a under layer called qivuit which is the warmest and lighest wool in the world. Prices for qivuit yarn range between $40 to $80 dollars per ounce. This animal has started sheading it’s outer coat. |MC42-0216