Musk Oxen and Downtown Fairbanks, AK
I left the very doable University “campsite”parking lot, and arrived at LARS: large animal research station about 5 miles down the road, as part of the University of Alaska. Here I took a tour of the musk oxen and reindeer who are in captivity, where they are continuing research on every element of these animal’s behavior. Our tour guide was delightful, and I learned so much about these creatures. It was fun, watching their behavior, as there was some headbutting, and grass feeding, and new moms brought their babies in for a view, and a feeding. We even spotted a fox. We were informed that the musk oxen really are aggressive prehistoric animals and part of the goat and sheep family, rather than the Bison family. I really enjoyed my time here, as it was quite a beautiful farm with rolling hills.
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