Some of you may know that I applied to work at the Large Animal Research Station, and I really really wanted it. Like so bad! But i did not get it. Don't get me wrong I love my job and my co workers! It is amazing and so much fun, but I love fuzzy animals. Now thinking about it it is probably for the best that my first winter here does not include a an outdoor job. (Cause lets be honest it is cold and I am a weenie sometimes. ) Any way part of my wildlife class includes field trips, so we went there yesterday and were given a tour by the attending vet John Blake. It was fascinating and i have decided my new goal is to own a muskox farm (or at the very least 1 muskox). They are seriously adorable!!
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| See soooooooooooo freakin cute! |
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I love them! They shed a type of wool called qiviut, and each year an adult can produce 5 to 6 pounds ot the stuff. It is warm and very soft, and sells for $90 bucks an ounce! You can find sweaters made from the stuff that cost $1500! I know crazy!!!
They also have reindeer and caribou at the station. Reindeer are the shorter, fatter, nicer version of caribou. Both grow some pretty impressive antlers!
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| This is a young male Reindeer. he was the baby in the bunch! |
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| Some teen Caribou just hanging out and trying to show who is boss! |
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| This is an older male caribou who was in with the young reindeer playing uncle to them! Them antlers!!! He definitely had the most impressive set! |
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Fun fact when caribou walk they make a clicking sound, but the sound can not be recreated when the animal is sedated and humans are messing with their feet trying to figure out what makes the sound. So we still do not know what it is, but it is awesome because they think it is used so they can find each other in white out condition! I thought that was pretty awesome! Ahhh nature so crazy! lol
That is amazing. Also that muskox looks perfect for your future godbabies to ride on :)
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