You can see in the photo to the left how telephone poles have been tilted from the heaving of the surface during freezing and thawing. Musk Ox of the Alaskan arctic tundra. The Musk Oxen is a well-known inhabitant of the arctic tundra. A dense fur coat protects them from the severe climatic conditions in the tundra. Beneath is a dense fine undercoat that is fairly waterproof.
Adults gather in a protective wall to keep the calves safe from predator attacks and severe storms.
Musk oxen inhabited much of Eurasia and North America during the Ice Ages, but now survive only in parts of Greenland and northern Canada. Alpine tundra Biogeography Module Contents Geog.