Noticing the change in the animals over time, the zoo decided to stop breeding musk oxen and not welcome any new herd members around a decade ago.

She has observed musk oxen blocking portions of the runway at the local airport, and in one incident this summer, a bear killed a musk ox on the runway, which created an obstacle for aircraft.

The Musk Ox Farm and Large Animal Research Station are among the few domesticated musk ox farms in the world. Every May, the Musk Ox Farm staff herd each animal into a stall where they spend ...

Bordering the University of Alaska Fairbanks, this research station is mostly devoted to studying musk oxen, which gives students at the university experience maintaining colonies of large animals.

The two remaining musk oxen at the Minnesota Zoo were euthanized in late April due to fears that the warming state could negatively affect the last days of the elderly animals. The Zoo announced ...

The musk ox population on the Zavyalov Island is the southernmost in Eurasia. It has formed since 2018, when the first batch of Arctic animals was brought to the island in the Magadan Region.

Musk oxen often move in herds, which can range in size from a handful of animals up to 75. And while many animals flee from humans, musk oxen tend to hold their ground, forming a tight line or circle.

A federal initiative reintroduced the animals a decade later, bringing over 34 musk ox from East Greenland to Nunivak Island, off the west coast of the state.

How Musk Oxen Make It Through Arctic Nights and Never-Ending Days Scientists wondered whether animals living above the Arctic Circle had the same circadian rhythms as the rest of us. Share full ...