The musk ox was reintroduced to Alaska in 1934, when just 34 were sent to Fairbanks from Greenland. Since then, the wild musk ox population has reached about 5,000, according to Austin.

Mature musk ox bulls can stand 5 feet (about 1.5 meters) tall and weigh as much as 800 pounds (about 360 kilograms), while female cows are smaller at about 4 feet (about 1.2 meters) and up to 500 ...

Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year for the farm, attracting over 1,500 visitors.

So far this year, three baby musk oxen have been born and are on display, and more could be on the way. Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year, attracting more than 1,500 visitors.

All moms get a daisy and free admission Sunday at the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, about an hour’s drive north of Anchorage. Once inside they will have the chance to view 75 members of the musk ox ...

“Conventional systems just don’t provide me with a complete picture,” says Major Matthew Hefner, U.S. Army, commander of Musk Ox II. “We will be wearing the base-layer computing fabrics on us 24/7 to ...

Dozens of base layer merino mesh shirts with fiber computers will be providing real-time information on the health and activity of the individuals participating on this mission, called Musk Ox II.

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Their thick, shaggy coat keeps them warm through the frigid arctic winters. Under the long guard hairs is a soft wool called qiviut that musk oxen shed in the spring. Qiviut can be spun into a very ...