While waiting for the Iditarod's finish, visitors to Nome can explore a local arts and crafts fair, featuring handmade treasures like musk ox horn jewelry, woodburned designs, and more from ...

He commented on a popular video on social networks, where a man in Yakutia was teasing a musk ox with a stick. In response, the animal hit him not with its horn, but simply with the forehead.

While oxen might look scary – they usually have a large pair of horns after all – they are ... Domestic oxen are not to be confused with musk oxen which live in the Arctic.

The musk ox is a massive animal with a large head, short neck, and powerful rounded horns. Adults have thick and long hair hanging down to the ground. Males weigh up to half a ton, females - less.

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For example musk oxen will form a tight circle and face outwards ready to spot danger from any side and to defend themselves with their horns. When baboons are on a march, the dominant males stay ...