Caribou is also the only species in the deer family where both male and female grow antlers, ... Caribou are able to survive on the Arctic tundra due to several adaptations.

Reindeer are a species of deer also known as caribou in certain regions. They are found in the Arctic tundra and boreal ...

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 ...

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 ...

During the summer thaw, a porous footpad gives the caribou good stability. When the world freezes over again, the footpad shrinks, leaving exposed hoof with a sharp rim, effective for cutting into ...

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.

Remembering Maine’s Failed 1980s Attempt to Reintroduce Caribou. More than 30 years later, the biologist who spearheaded the effort reflects on the challenges — and ... and caribou require deep, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...