THE MUSK OX. 191 



The Musk Ox is of a more placid temper than 

 some of its congeners, but it will attack if wounded, 

 though not very active ; for an expert Esquimaux 

 hunter will allow himself to be attacked, and by dex- 

 terously avoiding the rush of the animal, is enabled 

 to inflict various stabs, which in the end prove fatal. 

 Their sense of smell is exquisite, and they will per- 

 ceive and fly from danger by its use before it is other- 

 wise perceived. 



