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winter shot of a sunset with a man watching and a cabin nearby
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Anchorage Center Virtual Tour North
 
north musk-oxen
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What animal has the speed of about 25 miles per hour, can live to be 25 years old, and can remain underwater 2 minutes at a time? In the north section of our natural history exhibit, you will be able to find your answers here. Within this section of the museum, there is information dealing with such topics ranging from the Tundra to Brooks Range. On display there is a musk-oxen, willow ptarmigan, carvings of walrus ivory that depict animal spirits, and a three hatch kayak. There is also information on the pipeline and polar bears within our video exhibit. So come and explore Alaska’s intriguing north!



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Willow Ptarmigan changing plumage Did You Know?
The willow ptarmigan is Alaska's state bird. It is snow-white during winter, but in early summer, it changes to chestnut brown plumage. Ptarmigan occur in treeless areas with low and scattered, brushy vegetation. Chicken, AK, was named because its residents could not spell ptarmigan.