Musk Ox Bylot Island

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Musk Ox Bylot Island


This picture gives an indication of what life must be like for a large grazing animal in the arctic, isolated oases of foraging with large areas of just bare rock and terrain that it's very difficult to cross even if you are a distant relative of the goats rather than cattle.

Air temp: +3ºC Latitude: 74º30'N Longitude: 83º31'W



Photo; © Paul Ward - These are pictures from a cruise to the High Arctic in high summer, from Resolute Bay, Canada to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.