Muskox Bull Killed by a Barren-Ground Grizzly Bear, Thelon Game Sanctuary, N.W.T.
The carcass of an adult muskox bull (Ovibos moschatus) killed by a barren-ground grizzly bear (Ursus arctos richardsoni) was found in the Thelon Game Sanctuary. It is suggested that adult muskox bulls along the Thelon River system have become prey for at least some grizzly bears that have learned to...
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| author | Gunn, Anne Miller, Frank L. |
| author_facet | Gunn, Anne Miller, Frank L. |
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| description | The carcass of an adult muskox bull (Ovibos moschatus) killed by a barren-ground grizzly bear (Ursus arctos richardsoni) was found in the Thelon Game Sanctuary. It is suggested that adult muskox bulls along the Thelon River system have become prey for at least some grizzly bears that have learned to ambush them in dense vegetation.Key words: muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus); grizzly bear (Ursus arctos richardsoni); predation Mots clés: boeuf musque (ovibos moschatus); ours brun "de la toundra" (Ursus arctos richardsoni); prédateurs |
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| genre | Arctic muskox Nunavut ovibos moschatus Thelon River toundra Ursus arctos |
| genre_facet | Arctic muskox Nunavut ovibos moschatus Thelon River toundra Ursus arctos |
| geographic | Nunavut |
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| op_source | ARCTIC; Vol. 35 No. 4 (1982): December: 457–571; 545-546 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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| spelling | ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65416 2025-06-15T14:14:51+00:00 Muskox Bull Killed by a Barren-Ground Grizzly Bear, Thelon Game Sanctuary, N.W.T. Gunn, Anne Miller, Frank L. 1982-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65416 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65416/49330 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65416 ARCTIC; Vol. 35 No. 4 (1982): December: 457–571; 545-546 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal food Animal mortality Grizzly bears Muskoxen Predation Thelon Game Sanctuary N.W.T./Nunavut info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1982 ftunivcalgaryojs 2025-05-27T03:29:43Z The carcass of an adult muskox bull (Ovibos moschatus) killed by a barren-ground grizzly bear (Ursus arctos richardsoni) was found in the Thelon Game Sanctuary. It is suggested that adult muskox bulls along the Thelon River system have become prey for at least some grizzly bears that have learned to ambush them in dense vegetation.Key words: muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus); grizzly bear (Ursus arctos richardsoni); predation Mots clés: boeuf musque (ovibos moschatus); ours brun "de la toundra" (Ursus arctos richardsoni); prédateurs Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic muskox Nunavut ovibos moschatus Thelon River toundra Ursus arctos Unknown Nunavut ARCTIC 35 4 |
| spellingShingle | Animal food Animal mortality Grizzly bears Muskoxen Predation Thelon Game Sanctuary N.W.T./Nunavut Gunn, Anne Miller, Frank L. Muskox Bull Killed by a Barren-Ground Grizzly Bear, Thelon Game Sanctuary, N.W.T. |
| title | Muskox Bull Killed by a Barren-Ground Grizzly Bear, Thelon Game Sanctuary, N.W.T. |
| title_full | Muskox Bull Killed by a Barren-Ground Grizzly Bear, Thelon Game Sanctuary, N.W.T. |
| title_fullStr | Muskox Bull Killed by a Barren-Ground Grizzly Bear, Thelon Game Sanctuary, N.W.T. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Muskox Bull Killed by a Barren-Ground Grizzly Bear, Thelon Game Sanctuary, N.W.T. |
| title_short | Muskox Bull Killed by a Barren-Ground Grizzly Bear, Thelon Game Sanctuary, N.W.T. |
| title_sort | muskox bull killed by a barren-ground grizzly bear, thelon game sanctuary, n.w.t. |
| topic | Animal food Animal mortality Grizzly bears Muskoxen Predation Thelon Game Sanctuary N.W.T./Nunavut |
| topic_facet | Animal food Animal mortality Grizzly bears Muskoxen Predation Thelon Game Sanctuary N.W.T./Nunavut |
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