Author : Peter C. Lent
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 46,54 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780806131702
"Muskoxen, shaggy denizens of the Far North, are creatures long enveloped in myth. In this first major work on the muskox, Peter C. Lent presents a comprehensive account of how its fortunes have been intertwined with our own since the glaciations of the Pleistocene era.
Author : Jan Brett
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 22,8 MB
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0593109805
A New York Times Bestseller! A group of clever animals find an unusual but warm and furry home during Alaska's long winter in Jan Brett's newest snowy adventure. Cozy is the softest musk ox in Alaska, with the warmest fur you ever did feel. When a storm hits while he's separated from his family, he starts to feel lonely—but not for long. As the snow piles up, animals start to notice just how warm and cozy Cozy really is! One mama lemming has a bright idea . . . maybe the best place to spend the winter is under Cozy's fur! As more and more animals burrow in, Cozy adds to the house rules: quiet voices, gentle thumping, claws to yourself, no biting, and no pouncing. That seems easy enough . . . until the lemmings, snowshoe hare, snowy owl, arctic fox, and wolverine begin to bicker. Luckily, signs of spring soon appear, and that means Cozy can find his herd and his new friends can head to their summer homes. But not before promising to get cozy with Cozy next year! Jan Brett brings a new lovable character to life through this gorgeous tale of sharing, friendship, and living in harmony. Snuggle up with all of Jan Brett's snowy treasures: The Mitten, The Hat, The Snowy Nap, The Three Snow Bears , and The Trouble With Trolls.
Author : P. T. Custard
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 29,94 MB
Release : 2021-06
Category : Animals
ISBN : 9780978531751
"Luna the musk ox loved being part of a herd because everyone was just like her. And being like her was the best thing to be! Then a bad accident causes Luna to change her point of view. A gentle tale about difference, acceptance and inclusion with an important lesson for readers of all ages."--Back cover
Author : Tricia Brown
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 27,80 MB
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1941821987
The patience of a little musk ox is sorely tried when he suffers an itch that he cant scratch. Theres not a tree in sightnothing to rub against for reliefso he wanders away from the herd looking for a branch, a rock pile, anything. On his journey, he meets with three individuals: a buffalo, a wolf, and a Native woman. Through his interaction with each one, he learns something new and affirming about himself before returning to the herd. Endnotes include information about how musk ox were native to Alaska until they were decimated by hunters in 1865, then reintroduced in the early 1930s; biological/behavioral details about the animals; and info about the cottage industry among Native villages in which women knit the qiviut (KIV-ee-oot), the rare underwool, into beautiful, warm garments. Learn more two-page section provides facts and information about the animal and about qiviut, the softest wool in the world which comes from musk ox.
Author : Erin Cabatingan
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 12,19 MB
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 159643676X
Musk Ox takes over an alphabet book, explaining to his friend Zebra why almost every letter can be used to describe musk oxen.
Author : Alaska Geographic Society
Publisher : Alaska Northwest Books
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 47,3 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781566610308
Alaska Geographic is an award-winning series that presents the people, places, and wonders of Alaska to the world. Over the past 30 years, Alaska Geographic has earned its reputation as the publication for those who love Alaska. The series boasts more than 100 books to date, featuring communities from Barrow to Ketchikan, animals from bears to dinosaurs, history from the Russian explorers to today, and natural phenomena from the aurora to glaciers. Written by leading experts in their fields, these books are illustrated throughout with world-class photography and include colorful maps for reference.
Author : Robert J. Hudson
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 34,78 MB
Release : 1989-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521340991
This book, first published in 1989, examines the controversial position of commercial utilisation in relation to wildlife conservation. Production of large mammals has earned respectability as an agricultural strategy and its evaluation has been listed as a priority requirement in the World Conservation Strategy. However, many authorities question whether wildlife production is a viable economic and environmental strategy, and suggest that it runs counter to its claimed purpose. This book evaluates this controversy by chronicling the changing role of wildlife and by reflecting on the implications of these trends. The book should be of interest to people both applauding and deploring the use of wildlife in this economic role.
Author :
Publisher : Farcountry Press
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 20,82 MB
Release : 2004-03
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781560372837
Photographer Steven Kazlowski brings us Alaska's wildlife in its many beautiful settings?migratory birds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Dall sheep clinging to cliffs in the Brooks Range, red foxes, moose, and musk oxen on the interior tundra, marine life along the fjords of the Kenai Peninsula, sea otters on the bleak Aleutian Islands. Experience life in the Last Frontier
Author : Pamela Groves
Publisher :
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 24,54 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Muskox farming
ISBN :
Manual on managing captive muskoxen based on the authors experience with the captive herd of the Musk Ox Development Corporation in Alaska. Muskox taxonomy and ecology, handling, facilities, feeding, veterinary care, illnesses and health problems, mating, determination of pregnancy, calving, weaning of calves, qiviut collection and transportation are covered.
Author : Donna Druchunas
Publisher : Nomad Press (Company)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,41 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780966828979
Qiviut, or musk ox down, is a world-class fiber luxurious, warm, and lightweight. People who experience it become obsessed. Qiviut makes perfect hand-knitted lace, as demonstrated by the Alaskan artisans of Oomingmak Musk Ox Producers' Co-op. This book presents how-tos for knitting and designing lace, projects suited to new as well as experienced lace knitters, yarn sources, and comprehensive cultural background."
