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Mating rituals of musk oxen
During rutting season, musk oxen bulls engaging in head-butting contests.
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Musk oxen (Ovibos moschatus).
Leonard Lee Rue III
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Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus).
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Musk oxen (Ovibos moschatus) grazing in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve,...
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Musk oxen in the snow, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, northeastern Alaska, U.S.
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