Name: Musk oxen
Scientific name: Ovibos moschatus
Type: Mammal
Diet: Herbivore
Family: Bovidae
Social structure: Musk oxen lived in large herds up to hundreds to many predators around. On Yellowstone Island, they began to mix herds with wild yaks and few species of bison due to many predators.
Preferred habitat: Icy plains, glaciers, arctic deserts, snowy fields, lowlands, snowy mountains, alpine meadows, mountainous plateaus, snowy savannas and arctic and tundra regions.
Bio: The musk oxen (Ovibos moschatus) is a large species of bovid native to Greenland and the Canadian Arctic of the Northwest Territories and Nunavu, with reintroduced populations in the American state of Alaska, the Canadian territory of Yukon, and Siberia. Recently, they are introduced to Yellowstone Island and . They are now found throughout the icy plains, glaciers, arctic deserts, snowy fields, lowlands, snowy mountains, alpine meadows, mountainous plateaus, snowy savannas and arctic and tundra regions of Yellowstone Island. On Yellowstone Island, they began to mix herds with wild yaks and few species of bison due to many predators around. There are largest herds existed on the island. They started to mix herds with wild yaks and few species of bison due to many predators around, including wolves. Musk oxen are one of the most dangerous animals that wolves of Yellowstone Island are brave enough to hunt. Only few predators such as saber-toothed cats, cave hyenas, Siberian tigers, short-faced bears, cave lions and polar bears are capable of hunting these large herbivores. Musk oxen lived in large herds up to hundreds to many predators around. On Yellowstone Island, they began to mix herds with wild yaks and few species of bison due to many predators around.
