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It is also home to wildlife such as polar bears, muskoxen and the elusive narwhal.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

Since Blizzard’s death, the zoo has been making improvements to the Arctic Tundra habitat — also home to muskoxen and Arctic fox — to prepare for the cubs’ arrival.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023

Curtis Worland, 36, was defending his home’s dog kennel from a group of muskoxen while trying to warn them away, the Alaska Department of Public Safety wrote in its announcement of his passing.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2022

It might have died without that — the team estimated that collisions between Discokeryxes were likely twice as forceful as head-butting muskoxen, which strike each other at nearly 25 miles per hour.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022

As they wait, some of them busy their fingers carving toys out of walrus-teeth for the children,—tiny reindeer, seals, sledges, birds or muskoxen.

From Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America by Wade, Mary Hazelton Blanchard