. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. Arctic Animals 163 numbers, when pressed by hunger, may be. Wolf-skin is one of the wannest skins known, second probably only to reindeer-skin. Its high price, however, renders the use of reindeer-skin far more common. Musk-Oxen now exist only in a few very remote spots in the Arctic regions. The Nares Expedition found them in Grinnell Land, Peary at the extreme north-east point of Greenland. They also exist in some numbers along the east coast of Greenland and along the shores of Arctic America. A bull weighs about 300 lbs.
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. Arctic Animals 163 numbers, when pressed by hunger, may be. Wolf-skin is one of the wannest skins known, second probably only to reindeer-skin. Its high price, however, renders the use of reindeer-skin far more common. Musk-Oxen now exist only in a few very remote spots in the Arctic regions. The Nares Expedition found them in Grinnell Land, Peary at the extreme north-east point of Greenland. They also exist in some numbers along the east coast of Greenland and along the shores of Arctic America. A bull weighs about 300 lbs., stands about 3 ft. 6 in. high, and is a dull brown in colour. They are easily killed, and when attacked commonly cluster together and form up with their heads towards the foe—a plan of defence which avails them little against the rifle. Nares records that one of his expedition even killed one with a knife, not having a gun handy. The Scandinavian Elk would rapidly become extinct but for the protection afforded it by the Government of Norway and Sweden, where very stringent laws are in force for its preservation. Only during a few weeks in the year can it be hunted, and even then only a limited number may be killed in each district. The Moose is the American counterpart of the European elk. It is the largest of the deer, and is very difficult to stalk on account of its extreme wariness. The Arctic Hare is only white in winter, changing from its brown summer coat in the late autumn to white—the only remnant of colour remaining being the black tips to the ears. No one who has never seen Arctic hares in their winter coat can credit how extremel}' difficult they are to see on the snow, for unlike the polar bear, they are a pure white. They live in burrows in the snow7 during the winter, only coming out to feed. The Ermine has a very wide distribution. The majority of ermine - skins which reach this country come from northern Eussia, where these skins are little valued and sell
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