PALMER, Alaska (AP) — 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 ...

Their closest relatives to animals of today would be Arctic goats. Mature musk ox bulls can stand 5 feet tall and weigh as much as 800 pounds, while female cows are smaller at about 4 feet and up ...

musk ox Musk oxen managed to survive the ice age, when they existed alongside saber-toothed tigers and mastodons. They are stocky and long-haired animals with short tails and horns. The Inupiat ...

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 ...