Bijimin miski babba ne, mai gashi mai kauri, dabbar dabbar arctic (Ovibos moschatus) mai lankwasa ƙahoni, gajerun ƙafafu, kuma yana da alaƙa da tumaki da awaki. Har ila yau, wani lokaci ana kiransa da miski baffa ko kuma kawai miski. An san saniyar miski da kauri mai kauri, wanda ke ba da kariya daga sanyi, da kuma kamshin kamshin da maza ke amfani da shi wajen jan hankalin mata a lokacin saduwa.