Musk Ox | Atigun Pass, Alaska | June, 2011

Posted in Alaska, Hoofed Mammals, Mammals, Musk Ox

Contrary to their name and appearance, Musk Ox have no true musk gland and are not oxen. Musk Ox are more closely related to sheep and goats and are in their own genus, Ovibos, which is Latin for sheep ox. The males do emit a musty cologne during the mating season. |MC43-0150