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Musk Ox Farm, Palmer, Alaska, USA.

Young musk ox. The Musk Ox Farm near Palmer makes a worthwhile visit at Glenn Highway milepost 50, in Alaska, USA. A musk ox (ovibos moschatus), is not an ox, and has no musk glands. Instead, it is a relative of sheep and goats. 3000 musk ox live in Alaska and 100,000 more live worldwide in the far north. Due to their habit of huddling together in a circle (with calves in the center) when threatened, they nearly went extinct after the invention of guns.

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Young musk ox. The Musk Ox Farm near Palmer makes a worthwhile visit at Glenn Highway milepost 50, in Alaska, USA. A musk ox (ovibos moschatus), is not an ox, and has no musk glands. Instead, it is a relative of sheep and goats. 3000 musk ox live in Alaska and 100,000 more live worldwide in the far north. Due to their habit of huddling together in a circle (with calves in the center) when threatened, they nearly went extinct after the invention of guns.
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