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IviUSK OX. — ' Ovihos moscltdtus. 



TfiE jMusk Ox inhabits the extreme north of America. It is a fleet and active 

 animal, and traverses with such ease the rocky and precipitous ground on which 

 it loves to dwell, that it cannot be overtaken by any pursuer less swift than an 

 arrow or a bullet. It is rather an irritable animal, and becomes a dangerous foe 

 to the hunters, by its habit of charging upon them while they are perplexed amid 

 the cliffs and crevices of its rocky home, thus often escaping unharmed by the aid 

 of its quick eye and agile limbs. 



The flesh of this animal is very strongly perfumed with a musky odour, very 

 variable in its amount and strength. Excepting, however, a few weeks in the 

 ■ear, it is perfectly fit for food, and is fat and Avell flavoured. 



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