It is one of Alaska's favorite Mother's Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age.

How Musk Oxen Make It Through Arctic Nights and Never-Ending Days Scientists wondered whether animals living above the Arctic Circle had the same circadian rhythms as the rest of us. Share full ...

Noticing the change in the animals over time, the zoo decided to stop breeding musk oxen and not welcome any new herd members around a decade ago.

Their closest relatives to animals of today would be Arctic goats. 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 ...

She has observed musk oxen blocking portions of the runway at the local airport, and in one incident this summer, a bear killed a musk ox on the runway, which created an obstacle for aircraft.

The Minnesota Zoo has made the decision to euthanize two elderly musk oxen, whose health declined rapidly due to rising temperatures in the state, according to zoo officials.

An aging musk ox was euthanized Tuesday after breaking her leg at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. The 18-year-old animal, called Hasxil,was found lying in her exhibit Tuesday and did not want to stand.

Consider, for a moment, the musk ox. The ancient animal looks a bit like a shaggy, long-haired bison and can be found roaming the cold, Arctic landscapes of places like Alaska, northern Canada and ...

A federal initiative reintroduced the animals a decade later, bringing over 34 musk ox from East Greenland to Nunivak Island, off the west coast of the state.

Scientists have discovered that the drastic decline in Arctic musk ox populations that began roughly 12,000 years ago was due to a warming climate rather than to human hunting. The research is the ...

It is one of Alaska’s favorite Mother’s Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age. All moms get a daisy and free admission Sunday at the Musk Ox ...