At times, also the illegal hunting. Most likely, the individuals, that go far away, die." Musk ox (muskox) is a massive animal with a large head, short neck, and powerful rounded horns.

Due to the small number and biological value, the musk ox is listed in Yakutia's Red Data Book. Unauthorized hunting is punished with a fine and reimbursement of damage to the animal world.

Living in small societies built around a few families, they moved with the seasons to hunt seals, polar bears, walruses and beluga whales on the coast and caribou and musk ox on the tundra.