The
muskox, or its ancestor, is believed to have migrated to North America
between 200,000 and 90,000 years ago. It is agreed however that the
muskox was alive in the Pleistocene period making it a contemporary of
the mammoth. | It
is thought that the muskox was able to survive the last ice age
(Wisconsin glaciation) by finding ice free areas away from prehistoric
peoples. The muskox gradually moved across North America and arrived in
Greenland during the late Holocene. |
During
the mating season, which peaks in mid-August, muskox males compete for
dominance, and one dominant bull drives other adult males out of the
group. | | Non-breeding
males will often form male only herds of 3-10 or wander the tundra
alone. During this period all males are extremely aggressive.
| During the mating season,all males are extremely aggressive.
Bulls will even charge birds if they are close by. |
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