Answer : No, a Musk-Ox is not heavier than a Quagga
The average weight of a Musk-Ox is 260 kg, (573 lbs) versus 275 kg, (606 lbs) for a Quagga
Name | Name:Musk-Ox | Name:Quagga |
Weight | Weight:260 kg, (573 lbs) | Weight:275 kg, (606 lbs) |
| * ranges from 180 to 400kg | * Extinct - ranged from 250 to 300kg |
Height | Height:139 cm, (4 ft, 6.7 in ) | Height:130 cm, (4 ft, 3.2 in ) |
Top Speed | Top Speed:60 kph, (37 mph) | Top Speed:n/a |
Lifespan in Wild (years) | Lifespan in Wild (years):17 | Lifespan in Wild (years):18 |
Description | Description:Musk-ox live in Canada, Greenland, and Alaska. They have long hair and a shoulder hump. Their outer hair is coarse, while their under hair is fine. They have curved horns which are used for aggressive and violent fighting. | Description:Quaggas were a subspecies of zebras, but are now extinct due to hunting by European settlers in the late 1800's. Like Okapis, they had partial zebra markings. They had the same striping at the head and neck and part way down their middles. The stripes faded around the middle of the animal, and disappeared all together at the rear. The last of its kind wasdied in 1883 at Amsterdam Zoo. |
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