Caribou.
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Caribou.
Class Mammalia
Order Artiodactyla
Family Cervidae
Genus Rangifer
Species tarandus
Names male: bull
female: cow
young: calf
a bull and group of cows: harem
Conservation The Peary caribou, a subspecies of the Canadian reindeer, is endangered mainly due to excessive hunting.
Concerns
Range North America.
Habitat Arctic tundra, forests, and mountainous regions.
Size Height: 87 to 140 cm (34 to 55 in) at the shoulder
Weight: 60 to 318 kg (130 to 700 lb).
Feeding Habits Caribou are herbivores; they eat lichens, grasses, shrubs, mushrooms, and roots. They often find food by scraping under snow
with their hooves and antlers.
Offspring The female caribou typically gives birth to a single calf after a gestation period of seven to eight months.
Life Span About 4.5 years in the wild.
Did You Know Caribou in northern regions of Europe and Asia are called reindeer.
Many caribou migrate in huge herds every year--sometimes as far as 5000 km (1900 mi).
Female caribou have antlers, unlike any other species of female deer.
Male caribou can grow antlers as long as 1.3 m (4.3 ft).
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Caribou.
Class Mammalia
Order Artiodactyla
Family Cervidae
Genus Rangifer
Species tarandus
Names male: bull
female: cow
young: calf
a bull and group of cows: harem
Conservation The Peary caribou, a subspecies of the Canadian reindeer, is endangered mainly due to excessive hunting.
Concerns
Range North America.
Habitat Arctic tundra, forests, and mountainous regions.
Size Height: 87 to 140 cm (34 to 55 in) at the shoulder
Weight: 60 to 318 kg (130 to 700 lb).
Feeding Habits Caribou are herbivores; they eat lichens, grasses, shrubs, mushrooms, and roots. They often find food by scraping under snow
with their hooves and antlers.
Offspring The female caribou typically gives birth to a single calf after a gestation period of seven to eight months.
Life Span About 4.5 years in the wild.
Did You Know Caribou in northern regions of Europe and Asia are called reindeer.
Many caribou migrate in huge herds every year--sometimes as far as 5000 km (1900 mi).
Female caribou have antlers, unlike any other species of female deer.
Male caribou can grow antlers as long as 1.3 m (4.3 ft).
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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