Muskoxen affection - Nome, AK
Muskox herds consist of one Bull and several females and subadult males. These two were not fighting but slowly walked up to each other and gave a sign of affection by gently pressing their heads together and then seperating. Also at times they would stand opposite one another keeping guard of the others rear so they had eyes on all of their surroundings. Grizzly bears and wolves attack them regularly. I saw a few idiotic things happen with the Muskox when I was there one was a photographer walking right up to a Bull with a huge 600mm lens and I'm surprised he wasn't gored. The next was a person who picked up a calf and took it into town. This calf ultimately was rejected by the herd several times and was sent to a zoo to live out it's life which is sad. I also heard about a woman who went to yank off the wool of a Muskox that was shedding....These animals deserve our respect and they may look docile but can be very aggressive so give them space.
Muskoxen affection - Nome, AK
Muskox herds consist of one Bull and several females and subadult males. These two were not fighting but slowly walked up to each other and gave a sign of affection by gently pressing their heads together and then seperating. Also at times they would stand opposite one another keeping guard of the others rear so they had eyes on all of their surroundings. Grizzly bears and wolves attack them regularly. I saw a few idiotic things happen with the Muskox when I was there one was a photographer walking right up to a Bull with a huge 600mm lens and I'm surprised he wasn't gored. The next was a person who picked up a calf and took it into town. This calf ultimately was rejected by the herd several times and was sent to a zoo to live out it's life which is sad. I also heard about a woman who went to yank off the wool of a Muskox that was shedding....These animals deserve our respect and they may look docile but can be very aggressive so give them space.