Musk-Ox
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Encyclopedia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) article on the musk-ox (Ovibos moschatus), an Arctic American ruminant. It describes the animal's size, horns, long hair and woolly under-fur, its present range in northern North America and Greenland, and its habits, then covers fossil musk-oxen and related extinct forms such as Symbos, Bootherium and Preptoceras. It includes an engraved illustration of a musk-ox. There is no weaving content, though the animal is a source of qiviut wool.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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