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Musk Duck, Biziura lobata
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Not often I'd get close to a Musk Duck, but this one was intent on the morning ablutions and carried on regardless of my pesence.
A bull musk oxen climbed a small hill in Prudhoe Bay, turned towards the sun and stood. The musk ox stayed on this hill for quite a long time, looking over the herd below.
Nome, AK. 34 Musk Ox from Greenland were reintroduced to Alaska in the 1930s after being hunted to extinction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, an estimated 5,000 musk oxen, descended from the original 34, roam portions of their former range. The Nome area is one of the most reliable places in Alaska to see them in the wild. Adults are usually non-aggressive and can weigh up to 900 pounds.