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Woodland Caribou (Osborn's Caribou) Rangifer tarandus osborni Threats Loss of habitat, interruption of migratory routes, overhunting STATUS: ESA -- ENDANGERED (as subspecies caribou) SIZE: Weight: 600 pounds (272 kg) -- females are smaller Length: 8 feet (2.4 m) Shoulder Height 4 feet (1.2 m) HABITAT": Arctic tundra and coniferous forests POPULATION: 3.5-4 million worldwide, but some herds and subspecies at very low numbers CURRENT RANGE: High latitudes of Nort ...

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CARIBOU Caribou are found in North America, and are the same species as the European reindeer. Both reindeer and caribou travel south in the autumn, and north in the spring. Barren Ground caribou are native to the tundra regions of Canada, Greenland, and Alaska. They usually live in small herds of cows and calves and a few bulls. Their staple diet is lichens. Woodland caribou are darker and stockier than Barren Ground caribou and have heavier antlers. They have been exterminated in most parts of the United States. Go to contents

Caribou Common Names: Caribou, Reindeer Genus: Rangifer Species: tarandus The caribou lives in the arctic tundra, mountain tundra, and northern forests of North America, Greenland, Scandinavia, and Russia. It is estimated that there are about 5 million caribou in the world. They were first domesticated in Norway and northern Asia and known as reindeer. People used them to pull their sleds, provide milk, meat and skins to build their tents. When it was seen how valuable they were, they were ...

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The caribou is 4-5 feet high at the shoulders. Caribou can weigh from 240 pounds to 700 pounds. Habitat and Range for the caribou is mountain uplands, tundra, and northern forests from western Alaska through Canada to western Greenland, northern Europe, and northern Asia. In northern Europe and Asia, people herd another kind of caribou, the reindeer. They eat reindeer meat and make butter and cheese from reindeer milk. May of each year the caribou of Alaska and Canada make the migration, ...

The caribou is 4-5 feet high at the shoulders. Caribou can weigh from 240 pounds to 700 pounds. Habitat and Range for the caribou is mountain uplands, tundra, and northern forests from western Alaska through Canada to western Greenland, northern Europe, and northern Asia. In northern Europe and Asia, people herd another kind of caribou, the reindeer. They eat reindeer meat and make butter and cheese from reindeer milk. May of each year the caribou of Alaska and Canada make the migration, ...

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C E N T E R F O R T H E I N T E G R A T I V E S T U D Y O F A N I M A L B E H A V I O R ' S smart puzzle #1 caribou Answer the questions below. When you have all the answers correct, the picture will also be correct! Caribou travel ... in herds alone groups of two The main food eaten by caribou is ... nuts lichen small animals A male caribou can weigh ... 25-75 pounds (11-34 kg) 75-100 lbs. (34-45 kg) 275-660 lbs. (125-299 kg) Caribo ...

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by Klondike Kid The Kenai Peninsula Caribou Herds Yes we have caribou, and you don't have to go all the way to the Arctic Circle to view them. Actually there are three different herds located on the Kenai Peninsula but two are in remote locations. Fortunately the one group that is accessible is quite photogenic and doesn't mind vehicles stopping along the road system to watch and photograph them. Since they are members of the deer family, you will find the bulls still growing th ...

BACK Common Mammal Species of Northwestern Ontario BIRDS FISHES REPTILES INSECTS Rangifer tarandus Caribou Description Distinguishing Features - Overall colouration, chocolate-brown, darker on face, chest and upper side of tail; creamy white neck and mane. white belly, rump and underneath tail. Body, compact, heavyset; muzzle, blunt, well-furred; hooves, large. Antlers, mahogany-colour, curved back and up, with single tine facing forward above nose. Only member ...

Peary Caribou Rangifer tarandus pearyi The Peary caribou, smaller and lighter than the barren-ground caribou, lives in small herds on the arctic islands. Though Peary caribou regularly move between summer and winter ranges and may travel between islands over the winter ice, they do not make the spectacular migrations for which the barren-ground caribou are well-known. A thick white coat of hollow hairs provides good insulation from the arctic climate. To obtain fo ...

BIOMES KEY Animal List ReindeerRangifer terendus Reindeer Reindeer Scratching Himself With its Antlers General Information The reindeer are like a large deer. They are slightly larger than a caribou. The reindeer are marked in their rank according to the size of their antlers. A baby has no antlers so it shares the rank of its mother. Zoo Observations One of the reindeer scratched himself and then came close to us. After our group left, the reindeer went back into the ...

Reindeer / Caribou Rangifer tarandus Description Evolution and Range Caribu Life History, Status Reindeer Ecological Concerns Management Description Although they are called by different names in North America, wild caribou and domestic reindeer are considered to be a single species throughout the world. Caribou are rather large members of the deer family. Their broad, concave hoofs spread to aid walking on soft ground and are good for digging in snow. Both s ...

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Reports Nikolaevsk Elementary/High School The Woodland Caribou Common name: Woodland caribou Size: Full grown males weigh about 400 lbs. Full grown females weigh about 250 lbs. Bulls stand 5 ft. high at the shoulder, and measure 7 ft. long. Status: The woodland caribou's status is endangered. Scientific name: Rangifer taradus. Family: Mammal - deer. Habitat: Most of the woodland caribou stay in a forest habitat all year. Some caribou migrate 80 km or more between their f ...

The Woodland Caribou [Rangifer tarandus-caribou] My educational journey on the Woodland Caribou brought several realizations: The Woodland Caribou living in the western provinces and Ontario are different than the large Northern herds of Caribou [Rangifer tarandus-pearyi, -groenlandicus, -granti, -eogroenlandicus] found in Alaska and the Territories. Woodland Caribou stay in small groups and don't migrate over large distances as do their Northern Cousins. In Alberta they're found in ...

The Woodland Caribou [Rangifer tarandus-caribou] My educational journey on the Woodland Caribou brought several realizations: The Woodland Caribou living in the western provinces and Ontario are different than the large Northern herds of Caribou [Rangifer tarandus-pearyi, -groenlandicus, -granti, -eogroenlandicus] found in Alaska and the Territories. Woodland Caribou stay in small groups and don't migrate over large distances as do their Northern Cousins. In Alberta they're found in ...

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Ancient Caribou Caribou (or reindeer) (Rangifer tarandus) is the only member of the deer family (Cervidae) adapted to the harsh arctic and subarctic environments of northern North America and Eurasia. Caribou originated from South American deer of Tertiary age (65 to 2 million years ago) and has undergone a long journey in terms of physical, behavioural,and geographical adaptation to its present habitat. With the horse (Equus sp.), steppe bison (Bison priscus) and woolly mammoth (Mammuthus p ...

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