Musk Ox vs. Wolves | National Geographic

musk oxen male stand five feet at the

musk oxen male stand five feet at the shoulder and weigh a massive 800 pounds

shoulder and weigh a massive 800 pounds

shoulder and weigh a massive 800 pounds aside from polar bears they are the

aside from polar bears they are the

aside from polar bears they are the largest animals that roam the arctic

largest animals that roam the arctic

largest animals that roam the arctic tundra but even they are vulnerable to

tundra but even they are vulnerable to

tundra but even they are vulnerable to predators a pack of arctic wolves

predators a pack of arctic wolves

predators a pack of arctic wolves catches the herd set

the musk oxen scrambled to form a

the musk oxen scrambled to form a defensive ring the adults equipped with

defensive ring the adults equipped with

defensive ring the adults equipped with long hooked horns are more than a match

long hooked horns are more than a match

long hooked horns are more than a match for the world but it’s not the adults

for the world but it’s not the adults

for the world but it’s not the adults the wolves are at the herd panics and

the wolves are at the herd panics and

the wolves are at the herd panics and runs it is a fatal mistake their lines

runs it is a fatal mistake their lines

runs it is a fatal mistake their lines broken they cannot protect their young

the Wolves separate out attack though

the Wolves separate out attack though it’s as large as the alpha male wolf the

it’s as large as the alpha male wolf the

it’s as large as the alpha male wolf the calf is still one against mental without

calf is still one against mental without

calf is still one against mental without the help of a third the calf eventually

the help of a third the calf eventually

the help of a third the calf eventually succumbs to attack a few days later the

succumbs to attack a few days later the

succumbs to attack a few days later the wolf pack is on the hunt again their

wolf pack is on the hunt again their

wolf pack is on the hunt again their quarry as before our musk oxen the opsin

quarry as before our musk oxen the opsin

quarry as before our musk oxen the opsin tried to run away but this time the

tried to run away but this time the

tried to run away but this time the adults stick close to their calf built

adults stick close to their calf built

adults stick close to their calf built for the frigid arctic musk oxen will

for the frigid arctic musk oxen will

for the frigid arctic musk oxen will actually overheat if they run for too

actually overheat if they run for too

actually overheat if they run for too long they were all around to face off

long they were all around to face off

long they were all around to face off against their pursuers the Wolves try

against their pursuers the Wolves try

against their pursuers the Wolves try again to make the run but the attempts

again to make the run but the attempts

again to make the run but the attempts are half-hearted at best and the oxen

are half-hearted at best and the oxen

are half-hearted at best and the oxen stand their ground opting for easier

stand their ground opting for easier

stand their ground opting for easier targets the Wolves move on weaving the

targets the Wolves move on weaving the

targets the Wolves move on weaving the tundra free for the musk oxen to roam

tundra free for the musk oxen to roam

tundra free for the musk oxen to roam again