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  2. From Antlers to Migration: How Reindeer and Whitetail ... - AOL

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    Caribou comes from the Miꞌkmaq language of the Northern peoples of Canada and means snow shoveler. There are 14 subspecies of Rangifer tarandus and 26 different subspecies of Odocoileus ...

  3. Reindeer - Wikipedia

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    [2] [41] The word reindeer is an anglicized version of the Old Norse words hreinn ("reindeer") and dýr ("animal") and has nothing to do with reins. [42] The word caribou comes through French, from the Mi'kmaq qalipu, meaning "snow shoveler", and refers to its habit of pawing through the snow for food. [43]

  4. Reindeer Antlers: Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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    Reindeer (also known as caribou) are a member of the deer family, native to the tundra, boreal forests, and mountains of the extreme frigid north. In human culture, they are a staple of northern ...

  5. Uncover the Truth: Do Reindeer Really Live at the North Pole?

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    Reindeer, or caribou, are members of the deer family Cervidae. Deer, elk, moose, and wapiti are also members of this family. The distinction between reindeer and caribou depends on where they live.

  6. Reindeer distribution - Wikipedia

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    The revision returned the name of Arctic caribou to its original R. arcticus, with the nominate subspecies being barren-ground caribou, R. a. arcticus, and returned four western montane ecotypes to subspecies of Arctic caribou: Selkirk Mountain caribou, R. a. montanus, Rocky Mountain caribou, R. a. fortidens, Osborn's caribou, R. a. osborni ...

  7. Boreal woodland caribou - Wikipedia

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    The boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou; but subject to a recent taxonomic revision.See Reindeer: Taxonomy), also known as Eastern woodland caribou, boreal forest caribou and forest-dwelling caribou, is a North American subspecies of reindeer (or caribou in North America) found primarily in Canada with small populations in the United States.

  8. Reindeer vs. Caribou: What's the Difference? - AOL

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    Caribou are found in the wild, whereas reindeer are typically domesticated (caribou in Alaska that have been domesticated are also referred to as reindeer). Because of that, they are more tame and ...

  9. Mountain caribou conservation - Wikipedia

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    Boreal woodland caribou are also known as southern mountain caribou, woodland caribou, and forest-dwelling caribou. Mountain caribou are uniquely adapted to live in old-growth forests. The mountain caribou diet consists of tree-dwelling lichens predominantly. They are unique in this aspect as in the far northern regions of their habitat zones ...