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Musk ox invasion keeps Nome wildlife managers busy
Anchorage Daily News ^ | comJuly 2, 2014 | SEAN DOOGAN

Posted on 07/03/2014 11:39:53 AM PDT by skeptoid

Nome is used to rowdy residents, but some relatively new transplants are making a real nuisance of themselves -- although unlike the colorful characters of the early 20th century gold rush days, these visitors have four legs, not two.

Musk oxen are wandering into the city on the Seward Peninsula, and despite loud noises, water hoses and even a blow-up bear coated in ursine urine, they don't want to leave.

(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: alaska; doomage; elk; freepun; hoth; koalaoil; monkeyfacerules; moose; muskox; nome; penguinhumor; undeadthread
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To: Tax-chick; Darksheare; Scoutmaster; Monkey Face; fanfan; stephenjohnbanker; NoCmpromiz; ...
"We haven’t had an Animal Kingdom Weirdness Undead Thread for a while ..."

AK; WUT?

21 posted on 07/03/2014 7:43:49 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (Will all of you people who keep "fixing" things please stop? Making them work again is killing me.)
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To: moose07

Doesn’t look anything like a moose, so you’re safe... ;-)


22 posted on 07/03/2014 8:21:39 PM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: NoCmpromiz; moose07; Tax-chick
"Doesn’t look anything like a moose, so you’re safe..."

It looks like something from the Ice Planet Hoth.

23 posted on 07/03/2014 8:26:09 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (Will all of you people who keep "fixing" things please stop? Making them work again is killing me.)
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To: NicknamedBob; moose07; Tax-chick
something from the Ice Planet Hoth

Especially in the picture at 14...

24 posted on 07/03/2014 9:10:10 PM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: skeptoid

Would you mind terribly if we used this for the July Undead Thread?


25 posted on 07/04/2014 7:14:12 AM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: NoCmpromiz

That’s one big Hairy Mama!
You are quite correct......the legs are to short. LOL. :)


26 posted on 07/04/2014 11:14:58 AM PDT by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day.)
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To: Darksheare

Not at all (would I mind)


27 posted on 07/05/2014 11:31:10 AM PDT by skeptoid (the thot plickens)
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To: skeptoid

Thanks much on behalf of the Undead Thread!


28 posted on 07/05/2014 11:34:08 AM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: skeptoid; sionnsar; abigailsmybaby; A CA Guy; airborne; Aloysius88; Altariel; Americanwolf; ...
We will be celebrating Musk Ox Mayhem this month.
skeptoid kindly donated this thread, so please be polite and wipe your feet before entering!

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29 posted on 07/05/2014 11:57:47 AM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare

*wiping feet*


30 posted on 07/05/2014 12:03:56 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL

Nice place to hang our hats.


31 posted on 07/05/2014 12:06:43 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Be a part of the American freedom migration: freestateproject.org)
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To: RKBA Democrat; GeronL

Just remember which musk ox you hung your hat on, they wander off.


32 posted on 07/05/2014 12:07:19 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare

It’s hot outside! It’s not worth going out there. I had to because there was so much fireworks debris littering the front of the house.


33 posted on 07/05/2014 12:19:38 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL

A full broadside of fireworks, eh?
Sounds like it was a rousing firework battle.


34 posted on 07/05/2014 12:22:10 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare

Those “mortars” were scary. lol


35 posted on 07/05/2014 12:28:20 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Darksheare

*pant-pant*

What did I miss? Did we leave anyone behind except me?


36 posted on 07/05/2014 12:28:38 PM PDT by Monkey Face (I'm allergic to exercise.My skin flushes, my heart races,I get sweaty and short of breath.Dangerous.)
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Iced chocolate mocha with a dollop of spirits and some salty or sweet somethings are waiting on the sideboard for one and all.

Take a break before you unpack!


37 posted on 07/05/2014 12:30:42 PM PDT by Monkey Face (I'm allergic to exercise.My skin flushes, my heart races,I get sweaty and short of breath.Dangerous.)
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To: Monkey Face; Cyber Liberty; Slip18

Not that I’m aware of, other than Fred and his human charges.
Hopefully Fred is keeping things under control.


38 posted on 07/05/2014 12:38:05 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: GeronL

Pretty fun to watch when they have two rows banked through each other.


39 posted on 07/05/2014 12:38:45 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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Howdy ya all!!!! A few nights ago found a 3 inch purple/pink moth on my front porch at 2am. Well Fredd found it. Got a photo will post link to it soon.


40 posted on 07/05/2014 12:39:18 PM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11))
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