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Baby musk ox today. Baby musk oxen are surprisingly adorable. When there isn t enough food for them to store it as fat on the body they won t take part in mating. This video taken about 1 and a half hours after its birth. Musk oxen live in the frozen arctic and roam the tundra in search of the roots mosses and lichens that sustain them.

When it is time for mating the musk ox emits even more scent. Athena is a two week old calf who came to the center from outside deadhorse. The muskox ovibos moschatus is an arctic mammal of the family bovidae noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor emitted by males from which its name derives this musky odor is used to attract females during mating season. Meet athena the orphaned musk ox calf.

Muskoxen primarily live in the canadian arctic and greenland with. Hudson who was rejected by his mother shortly after birth has been hand raised by staff at the. Although adults reach over eight feet in length the average baby is less than a third that size and lacks the distinctive horns of its breed.

Born today june 16 2010. In this adorable capture by randy kokesch we see a baby musk ox that is a mere few weeks old. There s a new arrival at the alaska wildlife conservation center. The muskox ovibos moschatus in latin musky sheep ox also spelled musk ox and musk ox in inuktitut.

Elon musk is giving people a glimpse at his 2 month old son. Sign up for a newsletter today. However baby muskox are some of the cutest things on four legs as they look more like capybarra inspired teddy bears than any sort of of bovine creature. The tesla co founder took to twitter on tuesday to share a photo of himself holding his baby x æ a xii.

Being able to find enough food and to have fat for body reserves will directly affect mating. Watch today all day. This attracts the females to them.