muskusos - musk ox - Dovrefjell National Park
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Channel: screenshot · 2010 · Pets & Animals
Broadcast format available at: http://www.stockshot.nl/ - Muskox are large animals that look like bison, but have wool like sheep. Most of the arctic tundra was host to the musk ox long ago, but they were hunted almost to extinction. They died out in Europe during the last ice age. Musk oxen were introduced in Dovrefjell National Park in Norway in 1932 and 1947-53, previously the natural habitat of this ancient species. Muskoxen live in herds as small as 5 animals during the summer, and may join with other small groups to form herds as large as 60 individuals in the winter. These larger groups help provide for protection from both the elements and predators.
