Reindeer and caribou are the only deer species on Earth in which females grow antlers. Instead of using antlers for combat, female caribou use them as a portable mineral storage system. Female caribou ...

Canadian wildlife officials discovered a female calf among the remnants of the Purcell herd near Kimberley, British Columbia, last week. The surprise is a spot of good news in the otherwise bleak ...

The antlers of male caribou can stretch 4 feet and weigh as much as 20 pounds each, although a female’s are far smaller. Researchers say female caribou like this one in Denali National Park might have ...

In eastern British Columbia it was once impossible to count caribou. “Our elders said that they used to be as thick as bugs on the landscape,” said Roland Willson, chief of West Moberly First Nations, ...

In the harsh Arctic tundra, survival runs on a strict budget of calories and minerals, and every nutrient matters. Yet female reindeer and caribou invest precious energy into growing something that ...

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