have u seen Willow the baby musk ox from the Point Defiance zoo? I would die and kill for her

YESSSS THE BEAUTIFUL BABY I LVOE HER SO MUCH WAAAAHHH

Barnabas Arnahungak

Male and Female Musk Ox

Province of Manitoba

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Time to wake up this Tumblr and put it to work! I'm Julian Kay, and I used this account mostly to post my cool characters commissioned by awesome artists in the past, but I'm an indie game writer these days, and I lead with Mutants in the Now, my main game line right now! It's the retro-modern, mutant-animal, role-playing game that recreates the mutant animal role-playing of the '80s and '90s, but with modern mechanics and progressive themes. It's time to mutate all over again! Seen above is the original cover of Mutants in the Now, with art by @fontesdev. Take a look at j/k! Games!

Point Defiance Zoo's resident baby muskox Willow enjoying her 4 month birthday present, should last longer than her dad's do since she doesn't have horns in yet.

Walt Disney's White Wilderness: Animals of the Arctic. By Robert Louvain and the Staff of the Walt Disney Studio. 1958.

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Who will win in these vintage animal fights?.

Trying to parse the subtle difference between turquoise and teal. I think the conclusion was that some turquoises (the stone) are teal coloured, but teal is a more standardized description of the colour that is mid-way between green and blue.

Siberia

It's a little chilly, but luckily shes found a friend!!

Head and back of a musk ox by William Rowan, 1800s-1900s, Canada.

baby musk ox

THIS IS MY FABOURITE THING ON EARTHI LOVE YOU BABY MUSKOX!!!!

musk-ox girl

Pradeep Hanumanthappagari

“Found roaming the Arctic, musk oxen stay in herds of around 24-36 animals and in some cases are led by just one female.”

BBC Earth

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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Musk ox have survived relatively unchanged for over a million years, thanks to many adaptations that have helped them survive the cold, harsh winters of their native range. One such adaptation is their fur, of which there are two layers. The top layer, called guard hairs, is incredibly long-- up to 62 cm (24 in). Underneath is a softer, thicker layer called qiviut (pronounced kiv-ee-ute) which keeps them warm at temps as low as -62 C (-80 F). This layer is shed in the summer, and regrown every winter.

(Image: One adult and two juvenile musk oxen (Ovibos moschatus) by Roy Wood)

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Here’s Juniper the junior Muskox playing with their favourite ball!

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center