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Muskox ancestors with sheep-like high-positioned horns (horn cores being mostly over the plane of the frontal bones, rather than below them as in modern muskoxen) first left the temperate forests for the developing grasslands of Central Asia during the Pliocene, expanding into Siberia and the rest of northern Eurasia.
Bootherium (Greek: "ox" (boos), "beast" (therion) [1]) is an extinct bovid genus from the Middle to Late Pleistocene of North America which contains a single species, Bootherium bombifrons. [2] Vernacular names for Bootherium include Harlan's muskox , woodox , woodland muskox , [ 3 ] helmeted muskox , [ 4 ] or bonnet-headed muskox .
But never fear, head butting is a natural part of musk ox behavior, just like with rams and sheep, and they usually ply their skills against much harder surfaces than a simple rubber ball ...
Horns are present in both sexes, and run parallel to the skull before turning upwards to a short point; they are about 30 cm (12 in) long, but can grow up to 64 cm (25 in). [2] Its long, shaggy coat is light in color with a dark stripe along the back, [ 2 ] and males (bulls) also have dark faces.
Horns are traditional in some breeds, and breed standards may require their presence (for example, Texas Longhorn, Highland and White Park cattle). In some areas horns are of cultural significance, often being decorated or even trained into strange shapes. Some types of yokes used by draught oxen require the presence of horns.
"Musk oxen (Ovibos moschatus) are considered the most "arctic" of the northern land mammals. Whereas a polar bear resembles other bears, there is really no other animal like a muskox. With impressive long, curved horns, stout body, and woolly coat, muskox are the only survivor of a group of "ice-age" oxen species from about 18,000 years ago.
Qiviut sweater worth about Can$900 in 2014. An adult muskox can produce 1.8 to 3.2 kg (4 to 7 lb) of qiviut a year. Qiviut is produced by the muskox's secondary hair follicles, which are not associated with sebaceous glands, and therefore is a much drier fibre than wool, having only about 7 percent oils.
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