Polar Pathways: Robert E. Peary's Arctic Expeditions
The White March- The Musk-Ox Field: Peary's First Musk Ox
Peary stands over his first hunted musk ox
“There could be no doubt about it this time. They were musk-oxen… The ones before me were plump and rotund with the luxuriant vegetation of the little meadow spot in which I had found them; they were just shedding their heavy winter coats of wool… [after hunting,] I went back to Astrup [with the defeated game]. I found him as well as the dogs nearly wild with excitement. At my first shot, he had climbed out of his place of concealment to watch the affair, and already knew my good fortune. Childish as it may seem, I went to my dogs, patted each on the head, and told them of the feast in store for them.” - Robert E. Peary in Northward over the “Great Ice”, published in 1898
"My First Musk Ox" 1891, National Archives
