THE MUSK OX. 
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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. 
