Glacier
09-15-2008, 12:53 PM
I took my nieces to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve last month. It covers almost 800 acres so sometimes you get to see critters sometimes not so much! We got lucky that day and saw quite a few.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/Scenery08/muskox.jpg
The Muskox. There's a fence wire in the pic because we werent' allowed to get too close to their fence. Muskox are highly aggressive animals, especially when they are in rut. They were behind three layers of fencing...looked kinda like parts of my yard!:rolleyes:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/Scenery08/elk.jpg
A massive bull elk. He was just shedding the velvet off his antlers.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/Scenery08/babies.jpg
A baby muskox and baby mountain goat. They were both born as twins to young mothers. The momma critters rejected one of each set of twins. In the wild they would have died, but here they are being bottle fed and will eventually be reintegrated back into their packs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/Scenery08/stonesheep.jpg
A beautiful Stone Sheep. He was just hanging out by his water tub.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/Scenery08/goat.jpg
A big ol' mountain goat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/Scenery08/nursingboo.jpg
And a baby caribou getting a drink from his momma.
Few more coming
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/Scenery08/muskox.jpg
The Muskox. There's a fence wire in the pic because we werent' allowed to get too close to their fence. Muskox are highly aggressive animals, especially when they are in rut. They were behind three layers of fencing...looked kinda like parts of my yard!:rolleyes:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/Scenery08/elk.jpg
A massive bull elk. He was just shedding the velvet off his antlers.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/Scenery08/babies.jpg
A baby muskox and baby mountain goat. They were both born as twins to young mothers. The momma critters rejected one of each set of twins. In the wild they would have died, but here they are being bottle fed and will eventually be reintegrated back into their packs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/Scenery08/stonesheep.jpg
A beautiful Stone Sheep. He was just hanging out by his water tub.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/Scenery08/goat.jpg
A big ol' mountain goat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/Scenery08/nursingboo.jpg
And a baby caribou getting a drink from his momma.
Few more coming