A Sighting of an Albino Caribou in Alaska and Review of North American Records

An albino caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) calf was observed among members of the Porcupine Herd on 2 July 1976 near the Kongakut River in northeastern Alaska (69° 27' N, 141° 30' W). It had snow-white fur and pink eyes. Hooves and muzzle were light-colored. The calf's behavior was...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Curatolo, James A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1979
Subjects:
Albinism
Animal behaviour
Animal nervous systems
Animal physiology
Caribou
Pelage
Alaska
Arctic
caribou
Rangifer tarandus
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65687 2023-05-15T14:19:18+02:00 A Sighting of an Albino Caribou in Alaska and Review of North American Records Curatolo, James A. 1979-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65687 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65687/49601 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65687 ARCTIC; Vol. 32 No. 4 (1979): December: 283–388; 374-375 1923-1245 0004-0843 Albinism Animal behaviour Animal nervous systems Animal physiology Caribou Pelage Alaska info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1979 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:45Z An albino caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) calf was observed among members of the Porcupine Herd on 2 July 1976 near the Kongakut River in northeastern Alaska (69° 27' N, 141° 30' W). It had snow-white fur and pink eyes. Hooves and muzzle were light-colored. The calf's behavior was similar to normally pigmented calves. This individual was the only albino observed in a group of 15,000 to 20,000 individuals. Observations were made for approximately two minutes at 300 m using a 45 power spotting scope. Eight other people observed the calf. . Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic caribou Rangifer tarandus Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting ARCTIC 32 4
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Animal behaviour
Animal nervous systems
Animal physiology
Caribou
Pelage
Alaska
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Animal behaviour
Animal nervous systems
Animal physiology
Caribou
Pelage
Alaska
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A Sighting of an Albino Caribou in Alaska and Review of North American Records
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Animal behaviour
Animal nervous systems
Animal physiology
Caribou
Pelage
Alaska
description An albino caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) calf was observed among members of the Porcupine Herd on 2 July 1976 near the Kongakut River in northeastern Alaska (69° 27' N, 141° 30' W). It had snow-white fur and pink eyes. Hooves and muzzle were light-colored. The calf's behavior was similar to normally pigmented calves. This individual was the only albino observed in a group of 15,000 to 20,000 individuals. Observations were made for approximately two minutes at 300 m using a 45 power spotting scope. Eight other people observed the calf. .
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