The Plight of the Barren-Ground Caribou

The caribou is a typical Arctic animal, like a reindeer but with longer legs. In late autumn both animals appear very sturdy because of lengthening hair and accumulating fat. The caribou is specially adapted to its environment in many ways; its large broad hoofs support its weight on crusted snow an...

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Published in:Oryx
Main Author: Banfield, A. W. F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1957
Subjects:
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Arctic
caribou
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