musk-oxen

The men…in quest of musk-oxen, caribou, and Arctic hare: for Peary, who never had a single case of scurvy on any of his expeditions, fully appreciated the value of fresh meat as an antiscorbutic.

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Instead mouflon, chamois, and ibex had migrated down from their high summer habitat, and Jondalar had never seen so many musk-oxen.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

The mammoths were more efficient subglacial browsers, the musk-oxen more intelligent ...

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The smaller woolly musk-oxen, however, who were goatlike creatures, all banded together for protection.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

When threatened, musk-oxen, particularly the belligerent males, formed a tight phalanx of lowered horns facing outward from a circle in order to protect the calves and certain females.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

Although still rare, Ayla saw more woolly rhinoceroses than she had ever seen in one place, and though they didn't herd together, whenever she saw rhinos, they often saw musk-oxen, too.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

Though their underwool was shed in summer, musk-oxen became stressed if the weather turned too warm.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

Both species preferred the open, windy, dry land, but the rhinos liked grass and sedge, and musk-oxen, true to the goatlike creatures they were, browsed on woodier brush.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

Tundra was able to support only dwarfed herbs, but in spring their conspicuous blossoms added color and beauty, and they fed musk-oxen, reindeer, and other animals that could digest them.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

A small herd of musk-oxen was huddled together, a blizzard swirling around them.

The Mammoth Hunters Auel, Jean M. 1985