Reindeer are a species of deer also known as caribou in certain regions. They are found in the Arctic tundra and boreal forests. Finland is home to a small population of woodland reindeer.

SAVING THE MOUNTAIN CARIBOU . With heavily muscled bodies, skinny legs, and strong hooves that balloon to the size of dinner plates come winter, mountain caribou — the "mountain ecotype" of the ...

Caribou is also the only species in the deer family where both male and female grow antlers, ... Caribou are able to survive ...

SAVING THE MOUNTAIN CARIBOU . With heavily muscled bodies, skinny legs, and strong hooves that balloon to the size of dinner plates come winter, mountain caribou — the "mountain ecotype" of the ...

The mountain caribou adapted by using their large, plate-like hooves as snowshoes to travel through 10 feet of snow or more to eat the boreal lichens that grew on the bark of the trees.

Camel and caribou adapt in similar ways to different "deserts" While the sub-Arctic and the Sahara are very different environments, both present extreme challenges to large mammals that live there.

The archive will allow researchers to be much more certain about how animal movement in the Arctic is changing in response to its climate ...

A huge new archive of how animals move across the Arctic from season to season gives the clearest picture yet of how species from eagles to caribou are evolving in the face of climate change and ...

Caribou meat is eaten, and the rest of the animal is used in a variety of ways. The antlers are carved into many types of tools and tool handles as well as sculptures for sale. Caribou hoofs are ...