RANGE OF THE MUSK-OX 



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Although this animal is called a Musk-Ox, it has neither 

 the odor nor the taste of musk, and its flesh is excellent food. 

 General Greely, Commander Peary and many other explorers 

 have feasted on its flesh. In their native desolation these 

 animals go in herds of from twenty to fifty head, are easily 



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RANGE OF THE MUSK-OX. 



Heavy black spots signify actual occurrences. The dotted area indicates the probable range 

 of the genus. The species north of Great Slave Lake is Ovibos moschatus, and that of Green- 

 land and Grant Land is the White-Fronted Musk-Ox, Ovibos wardi. 



brought to bay by dogs, and under such circumstances they 

 stupidly stand facing their enemies until killed. This habit, 

 so fatal in the presence of man, is all that saves the herds from 

 being exterminated by the hordes of big white wolves which 

 infest the Barren Grounds. 



General A. W. Greely states that the average weight of 

 ten Musk-Oxen, dressed, was 360 pounds, while the heaviest 



