«Pepper's patches» on Rangifer pelage

We describe and give frequencies of occurrence of a rarely-mentioned pattern of spots in Rangifer pelage. We also show that the pattern was well-known to Palaeolithic humans who recorded it in their cave art. We also discuss some of the symbolic possibilities resulting from the recognition by Palaeo...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Rangifer
Main Authors: William O. Pruitt, Jr., Hubert Pepper
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1986
Subjects:
Rangifer
caribou
reindeer
pelage
spots
Palaeolithic art
Animal culture
SF1-1100
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7557/2.6.2.650
https://doaj.org/article/7ae6c76d9d8444ff82371e6bd5a8e0d6
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Summary:We describe and give frequencies of occurrence of a rarely-mentioned pattern of spots in Rangifer pelage. We also show that the pattern was well-known to Palaeolithic humans who recorded it in their cave art. We also discuss some of the symbolic possibilities resulting from the recognition by Palaeolithic humans of the biological characteristics of the pattern in Rangifer.

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