During a visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center and protected behind a steel gate, I was able to capture the close up of this hairy beast. He head butted the fence post at full speed just before I got this shot. Eskimos call the Musk Ox "itomingmak," meaning “the animal with skin like a beard, Photographer: Jim Walsh

Camera: NIKON D3. ISO: 800. Focal Length: 70mm. Aperture: f/10.0. Exposure Time: 0.0025s (1/400)