Muskox ~ Ovibos moschatus

From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: One Species at a Time ~ The Encyclopedia of Life
Length: 05:00

Ice Age survivors that once roamed the far north alongside the woolly mammoth, now struggling on the slopes of Norway. Read the full description.

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Playing: Muskox ~ Ovibos moschatus
From: Atlantic Public Media

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Introduced to Norway from Greenland in the 1940s, muskoxen flourished on these cool, dry slopes until 2006, when the seemingly healthy animals began to die. Ari Daniel Shapiro investigates the muskox mystery.

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Piece Description

Introduced to Norway from Greenland in the 1940s, muskoxen flourished on these cool, dry slopes until 2006, when the seemingly healthy animals began to die. Ari Daniel Shapiro investigates the muskox mystery.

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Next up, our special series, One Species at a Time with Ari Daniel Shapiro from The Encyclopedia of Life
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From the Encyclopedia of Life, here's Ari Daniel Shapiro for One Species At a Time.

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