The musk ox were stranded on the ice floes after wandering onto the sea ice during breakup.
Three foxes from three Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta communities have tested positive for rabies in recent weeks.
Patrick Jones, wildlife biologist for the state Department of Fish and Game, said he has heard of dogs killing moose, caribou and a days-old musk ox calf, but nothing like this attack.
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