Smithsonian Report, 1942. — Young 



Plate 6 



1. A 6-YEAR-OLD Bull, One of 34 Animals That Made the Long Trip to 



Alaska. 



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2. AFTER 100 YEARS THE MUSKOXEN HAVE RETURNED TO ALASKA, WARDS OF THE 



Federal Government, 



On Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea the small herd trapped in Greenland U years ago has now grown to 

 t more tnan 100 animals, and biologists believe that in time their number will be sufficient to]permit restock- 

 ing of other areas. 



