Stand up to be counted. Photo: Michael Wenger Jameson Land, in north-eastern Greenland, is about as remote as it gets. That is generally good news for the animals that live there. For the biologists who want to now how warming temperatures are affecting the...
The musk oxen (Ovibos moschatus) is a artiodactyla and is related to goats. The males (bulls) weigh 300-400 kg and reach a shoulder height of approx. 1.50 m. The females (cows) weigh 200-300 kg and reach a height of up to 1.30 m. Musk oxen are inhabitants of the...
Musk oxen prefer low precipitation tundra as their habitat. They are mainly found in lower-lying plains and river valleys. If they fail to build up a sufficient fat reserve for the winter due to poor grazing and weather conditions, they are threatened with starvation,...
