caribou
Arctic antlered mammal
Caribou is a large deer native to Arctic and subarctic regions of North America, known for its broad hooves and large antlers carried by both sexes.
The same animal is called reindeer in Europe and Asia.
Caribou migrate in vast herds across tundra and boreal forest: The caribou crossed the frozen river by the thousands.
Branching cervid headgear
hide · branching · shedding · palmate · points · beam · muzzle · coat
Grazing animals together
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- journeyTravel from place to place
- trekArduous overland journey
- calvingIce mass separation
pathways · navigation · nomadic · instinct · endurance · terrain · ancestral · biannual
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- borealOf northern regions
- taigaSubarctic evergreen biome
lichen · reindeer moss · snowfield · muskeg · barren · alpine · subarctic · wilderness
Arctic indigenous people
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- huntingPursuing wild game
- pemmicanConcentrated portable meat provisions
venison · hides · clothing · snowshoes · drums · folklore · reindeer · traditional
Hunting and consuming prey
- wolvesWild pack canines
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- populationAll inhabitants combined
ecosystem · adaptation · camouflage · foraging · browsing · climate change · habitat loss · declining
antlers
Branching cervid headgear
fur · hide · branching · shedding · palmate · points · beam · muzzle · coat · ungulate
herd
Grazing animals together
calving · pathways · navigation · nomadic · instinct · endurance · terrain · ancestral · biannual · forage
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- borealOf northern regions
taiga · lichen · reindeer moss · snowfield · muskeg · barren · alpine · subarctic · wilderness · Canada
Inuit
Arctic indigenous people
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- huntingPursuing wild game
pemmican · venison · hides · clothing · snowshoes · drums · folklore · reindeer · traditional · game
predation
Hunting and consuming prey
- wolvesWild pack canines
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
population · ecosystem · adaptation · camouflage · foraging · browsing · climate change · habitat loss · declining · keystone
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- Arctic wildlifepolar bear, arctic fox, arctic tern, snowy owl, muskox
- ruminantscow, cows, ox, oxen, goat
- tundraalpine tundra, Alaskan tundra, Siberian tundra, permafrost, permafrost layer
- Canadian ArcticNunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Baffin Island, Yellowknife
- CanadianaCanadian, Canadian flag, maple syrup, maple leaf, beaver