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Description
The waterbuck is the largest of the kob antelopes.[2] It is a sexually dimorphic antelope, with the males larger and heavier than the females.[4] The head-and-body length is typically between 177–235 cm (70–93 in) and the average height is between 120 and 136 cm (47 and 54 in).[6] Males reach approximately 127 cm (50 in) at the shoulder, while females reach 119 cm (47 in). Males typically weigh 198–262 kg (437–578 lb) and females 161–214 kg (355–472 lb).[7] The tail is 22–45 cm (8.7–17.7 in) long.[3]
The waterbuck is of a robust build. The shaggy coat is reddish brown to grey, and becomes progressively darker with age.[7] Though apparently thick, the hair is sparse on the coat. The hair on the neck is, however, long and shaggy. When sexually excited, the skin of the waterbuck secretes a greasy substance, giving it the name "greasy kob".[2] The face is marked with a white muzzle and light eyebrows and insides of the ears. There is a cream-coloured patch called "bib" on the throat.[3] The neck is long, while the legs are short.[6]
The long, spiral-structured horns, found only in males, sweep back and up. The first group shows a white rump patch, the second a white, ellipse-shaped ring on the rump that extends above the tail.
Habitat
Waterbuck are found in scrub and savanna areas near water, where they eat grasses. Despite their name, waterbuck do not spend much time in the water, but will take refuge there to escape predators. They are diurnal. Females gather in herds of between two and 600 individuals. Males keep territories of around 300 acres (1.2 km²) during their prime. They usually lose their territories before the age of 10.
Ovis canadensis, is one of three species of mountain sheep in North America and Siberia; the other two species being Ovis dalli, which includes Dall sheep and Stone's sheep, and the Siberian snow sheep Ovis nivicola. Wild sheep crossed the Bering land bridge from Siberia during the Pleistocene (about 750,000 years ago) and subsequently spread through western North America as far south as Baja California and northwestern mainland Mexico.[7] Divergence from their closest Asian ancestor (snow sheep) occurred about 600,000 years ago.[8] In North America, wild sheep have diverged into two extant species—Dall sheep, which occupy Alaska and northwestern Canada, and bighorn sheep, which range from southern Canada to Mexico.[9] However, the status of these species is questionable given that hybridization has occurred between them in their recent evolutionary history.[1]
Mephitis mephitis, more commonly called skunk. We do not have any skunks in the Yukon.
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About 2,000 polar bears live in the Beaufort Sea area off the north coast of Yukon, Alaska and the Northwest Territories. With the exception of some on-shore denning, these bears live exclusively on the sea ice.
During winter and spring, polar bears can be found at Herschel Island and along the Yukon’s north coast. In summer, these bears are out on the edge of the permanent ice pack, about 150 km north of the Yukon coast.