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Name: Bille B.
Status: other
Age: 40s
Location: N/A
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Date: 12/10/2002
Question:
After reading some about the Musk Ox, I understand why they have move to the colder climates. But, can they be reintroduced into lower States like Wisconsin with its cold winters?

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Every species is adapted to particular conditions. Some are wide ranging and others have much narrower requirements. I do not know much about musk-oxen specifically, but my guess is that they would not survive the long hot summers of the temperate regions.

J. Elliott

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