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Featured Species: Muskox

The muskox

  • is thought to have crossed the Bering Strait to Canada 90 000 years ago 
  • lifts and drops its massive head to break the snow crust when it becomes too hard to paw through 
  • engages in elaborate head-butting clashes to determine dominance and possession of a herd 
  • has been under Canadian government protection since 1917

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