A possible occurrence of twinning in wild muskoxen, West Greenland

Two cows, both at least four years of age, were observed with what appeared to be two sets of twins, near Ammolortoq Lake, approximately 25 km southeast of Kangerlussuaq in West Greenland. There were few other muskoxen in the atea at the time. The calves in each pair were the same size and one pair...

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Published in:Rangifer
Main Author: Wendy Elsner
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1994
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7557/2.14.3.1147
https://doaj.org/article/f9093d36a5f44a1fad97204104749def
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Summary:Two cows, both at least four years of age, were observed with what appeared to be two sets of twins, near Ammolortoq Lake, approximately 25 km southeast of Kangerlussuaq in West Greenland. There were few other muskoxen in the atea at the time. The calves in each pair were the same size and one pair was larger than the other.