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Musk Ox
The musk ox lives mostly in Arctic Canada and Greenland, and it feeds on the roots and mosses of the tundra. In the winter, when snow and ice cover the earth, musk oxen use their hooves to dig for food.
A thick coat of long, shaggy hair covers almost their entire body for insulation from the cold. Fortunately for them, when summer rolls around, musk oxen shed their warm undercoat.
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Actually, I'm wrong. They are the same species, but they look different, and reindeer are domesticated.
November 11 2012 at 10:18 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyCaribou aren't reindeer. They are two distinct species.
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