tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582957552063220801.post6610422447721455172..comments2024-03-19T01:05:00.371-05:00Comments on Animal A Day!: Musk OxLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313314174630262274noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582957552063220801.post-3905439618311268062012-07-05T12:46:41.507-05:002012-07-05T12:46:41.507-05:00Ah! Thanks for the catch. Should have said "B...Ah! Thanks for the catch. Should have said "Bovids" not "Bovines" as they are members of the Bovidae family.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15313314174630262274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582957552063220801.post-35296501009144420082012-07-05T12:43:33.766-05:002012-07-05T12:43:33.766-05:00'Bovines'? Not a word to use describing so...'Bovines'? Not a word to use describing something related to goats and sheep rather than oxen. <br /><br />Semantics aside, these animals are highly valued for that soft, woolly undercoat, known as quiviut, which is a rare, valuable, and quite expensive wool for knitting. There are some organizations in Colorado and elsewhere that are raising these animal domestically. I am interested myself, but they cannot handle hot weather well, and clipping their coats would kind of miss the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582957552063220801.post-30314085713835759682010-06-23T23:35:45.850-05:002010-06-23T23:35:45.850-05:00I love watching the Musk-Ox at the local Wildlife ...I love watching the Musk-Ox at the local Wildlife Reserve. I felt bad for them last summer though as it was 30 Degrees Celsius outside. Needless to say they weren't moving around too much.<br /><br />You are right when you say they are perfectly adapted to the Arctic climate. These are the animals I think of when you mention the Arctic. It is incredible to think they haven't changed their appearance for such a long time. I guess if it isn't broken then don't fix it.<br /><br />Thanks for the post!Nathanhttp://wild-facts.comnoreply@blogger.com