. The American natural history : a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. tures. By some writers their importance has been so muchexaggerated that the name Musk-Sheep has been proposedas a substitute for Musk-Ox. But the sheep-like charactersare insignificant in comparison with those that are clearlyox-like.^ Two species have been described. That of the BarrenGrounds of the mainland of North America has long beenknown as Ovibos moschatus. In 1901 the animal of Green-land and northern Grinnell Land was described as Oviboswardi, the White-Fronted Musk-Ox, because
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. The American natural history : a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. tures. By some writers their importance has been so muchexaggerated that the name Musk-Sheep has been proposedas a substitute for Musk-Ox. But the sheep-like charactersare insignificant in comparison with those that are clearlyox-like.^ Two species have been described. That of the BarrenGrounds of the mainland of North America has long beenknown as Ovibos moschatus. In 1901 the animal of Green-land and northern Grinnell Land was described as Oviboswardi, the White-Fronted Musk-Ox, because of a band ofgray or dirty-white hair, extending across the top of its head. 1 See E. Lonnberg, on The Anatomy of the Musk-Ox, m the Proceedingsof the Zoological Society of London, 1900. RANGE OF THE MUSK-OX 19 Although this animal is called a Musk-Ox, it has neitherthe odor nor the taste of musk, and its flesh is excellent food.General Greely, Commander Peary and many other explorershave feasted on its flesh. In their native desolation theseanimals go in herds of from twenty to fifty head, are easily. RANGE OP THE MUSK-OX. Heavy black spots signify actual occurrences. The dotted area indicates the probable rangeof the genus. The species north of Great Slave Lake is Ovibos moschatus, and that of Green-land and Grant Land is the White-Fronted Musk-Ox, Ovibos wardi. brought to bay by dogs, and under such circumstances theystupidly stand facing their enemies until killed. This habit, so fatal in the presence of man, is all that saves the herds frombeing exterminated by the hordes of big white wolves whichinfest the Barren Grounds. General A. W. Greely states that the average weight often Musk-Oxen, dressed, was 360 pound.s, while the heaviest 20 HOOFED ANIMALS weighed 432 pounds. This would indicate an average Hveweight of 404 pounds, and a maximum hve weight of 604pounds. The accompanying map shows the range of the Musk-Ox, the southern hmit of which is 64°. During the last twentyy