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Newborn Muskox's First Day

Clip: Season 40 Episode 12 | 2m 54s

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Within hours of being born, a muskox calf is ready to start exploring. Meanwhile, its mother keeps a careful eye on her newborn. Muskoxen were hunted to extinction in Alaska by 1860 but were reintroduced in the 1930s. There are now a few thousand in the state.

Aired: 04/13/22 | Rating: NR

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