Muskox Get Shaggy!

Every spring, Muskox shed out the thick warm layer of undercoat hair called qiviut. It makes them appear incredible straggly and patchy. While this layer is critical to their winter survival they must shed this layer before the heat of summer in order to not overheat.

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Bovidae is by far the largest and most diverse family of living ungulates, there are about 152 extant species, 72 extant genera, and 10 extant subfamilies, bovids are native everywhere except for South America, Oceania, and Antarctica, the subfamilies are Ovibovinae (Muskox, Takin, Gorals, Serows, Chamoises, Mountain Goat, and Tahrs), Hippotraginae (Grazing Antelope), Alcelaphinae (Hartebeests, Wildebeests, Tsessebe, Topi, Korrigum, Tiang, Bontebok, Blesbok, and Hirola), Peleinae (Grey Rhebok), Reduncinae (Reedbucks, Lechwes, Marshbuck, Kob, and Puku), Bovinae (Bovines), Caprinae (Goats and Sheep), Antilopinae (Gazelles and True Antelope), Cephalophinae (Duikers), and Neotraginae (Dwarf Antelope)

List of bovid subfamilies:
1) Ovibovinae (contains 9 genera: Arabitragus, Nilgiritragus, Hemitragus, Oreamnos, Rupicapra, Capricornis, Naemorhedus, Budorcas, and Ovibos)
2) Hippotraginae (contains 3 genera: Oryx, Addax, and Hippotragus)
3) Alcelaphinae (contains 5 genera: Beatragus, Alcotaurus, Damaliscus, Connochaetes, and Alcelaphus)
4) Peleinae (contains 1 genus: Pelea)
5) Reduncinae (contains 4 genera: Adenota, Kobus, Onotragus, and Redunca)
6) Bovinae (contains 15 genera: Tetracerus, Boselaphus, Nyala, Strepsiceros, Tragotaurus, Bongo, Tragelaphus, Pseudoryx, Anoa, Syncerus, Bubalus, Bibos, Bos, Poephagus, and Bison)
7) Caprinae (contains 6 genera: Ammotragus, Pseudois, Ovis, Brachyceros, Aegoceros, and Capra)
8) Antilopinae (contains 13 genera: Procapra, Trachelocele, Gazella, Tarandrovis, Nanger, Eudorcas, Ammodorcas, Litocranius, Pantholops, Saiga, Antilope, Antidorcas, and Aepyceros)
9) Cephalophinae (contains 8 genera: Sylvicapra, Cyanotragus, Philantomba, Balantelaphus, Merycotigris, Cephalophus, Eucephalophus, and Neocephalophus)
10) Neotraginae (contains 8 genera: Parvovis, Raphicerus, Ourebia, Dorcatragus, Oreotragus, Nesotragus, Madoqua, and Neotragus)

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Incrível parabens pelo trabalho. Grande abraço Brasil