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On-line weather forecasts for Kangerlussuaq are available from these web sites:
http://english.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=kangerlussuaq
http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/byvejr_gl?by=4231
Mobile phones see section Cell phones (aka mobile phones)
Museum
The former 'Sondrestrom Air Base Headquarters' building south of the airport control tower now hosts a
small museum with very seeworthy displays on the military history (1941 -1992) of the US 'Sondrestrom Air
Base' , the civilian aviation history of the airport and of Greenland in general as well as the archaeology and
fauna of the region. The opening hours vary. Ask the KISS manager for details. Admission fee is DKK 20.
Kangerlussuaq Museum
P.O. Box 1006 3910 Kangerlussuaq
Phone: +299 84 13 00 Fax: +299 84 13 60 kangerlussuaq@glv.gl
Muskoxen
Biology
Muskoxen are plant eating ruminants and occur naturally in Northeast Greenland north of Scoresby Sound
(c.70°N). A large, introduced population occupies the inland ranges around Kangerlussuaq Airport in West
Greenland. Furthermore, there are small introduced populations in the Thule region (North Greenland), on
the Nunavik (Svartenhuk) peninsula as well as on the Naternaq lowlands (West Greenland), and around
Ivittuut in South Greenland.
Muskoxen live in groups and may leave the false impression of being rather docile and slow animals. In fact
they are animals superbly adapted to an energy conserving life in the Arctic, and if need be they are very
agile and fast. Their eyesight, hearing, and smelling are excellent.
Muskox cows give birth to their single calf in the beginning of May. The rutting season is in August-
September. Both sexes have horns; adult males can be distinguished from adult females by their larger
body size, thicker shape, and much broader base of the horns. Muskoxen have very thick and insulating
Danish Polar Center
IPY Service Manual for Kangerlussuaq 2008
version 1 June 2008
Compiled and written by Henning Thing (het@fi.dk)
Danish Polar Center Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation
page 33 of 60
coats, especially during winter months. Therefore, they easily over-heat if forced to run (if disturbed by humans)
and they may subsequently die because of hyperthermia.
Behaviour
Muskoxen may sometimes appear to be rather docile and slow animals. If disturbed or upon encountering
unusual elements in their surroundings, muskoxen prefer to take their stand in a close and defensive formation
with adults on the flanks and the young ones in the middle; in this way they will wait and defend themselves,
rather than run away if alarmed. This behaviour has evolved as an efficient way of dealing with attacks
from their traditional predator, the Arctic wolf, but may be detrimental to them when confronting people
with firearms.
Sub-adults and females with calves generally try to stay clear of people, but during the rutting season (August
September) adult males may show "unpredictable" behaviours towards humans in their surroundings.
As a natural part of the display and threatening behaviour an adult muskox male may approach anybody
perceived as a potential opponent and initiate an array of behaviours, such as pit digging, rubbing or
scent marking, parallel walk, head-down mock attack, or eventually a true head-on attack.
Encountering muskoxen
If, accidentally, you come across one or several muskoxen at close range, the most prudent thing is to
slowly back out of the encounter and then watch the animals or take pictures from a safe distance.
It is tempting for many people to approach muskoxen - single individuals or a group in defence formation -
to get close-up photos of these strange-looking animals; however, do not approach muskoxen closer than
25 m, or you are likely to experience the muskox as a very fast and potentially dangerous animal when it
charges.
Never corner a muskox; always leave an easy escape route open for the animals if you try to approach
them in the field. Because it is hard to predict the behaviour of lone bulls during the August-September rutting
season, it is therefore strongly advised to stay clear of any lone bull you may spot in this period.
In areas with a high density of muskoxen you will often be able to identify distinct muskox trails in the landscape.
These paths are used by the animals for moving between favoured feeding areas, - and camping in
close vicinity to such trails may increase the likelihood of unexpected close encounters with muskoxen, and
therefore also situations potentially hazardous for both you and the animals.
Never disturb, distress, or harass muskoxen intentionally whether you are on foot, in a vehicle, on a snow
mobile, or in an aircraft.
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