Species of bovid from the Arctic, known for its thick coat of hair and strong odor

A musk-ox bull on Melville Island, Canada. Mezzotint with engraving by W. Westall, ca 1821, after Lieutenant Beechey.

Wild oxen, sheep & goats of all lands, living and extinct / by R. Lydekker.

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Muskox

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A musk-ox bull on Melville Island, Canada. Mezzotint with engraving by W. Westall, ca 1821, after Lieutenant Beechey.

Wild oxen, sheep & goats of all lands, living and extinct / by R. Lydekker.