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Caribou

Rangifer tarandus

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Photo: (c) Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, some rights reserved (CC BY) — via iNaturalist

The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as caribou in North America, is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. This includes both sedentary and migratory populations. Rangifer herd size varies greatly in different geographic regions.

Puzzle clues

These are the traits the daily game compares when you take a shot.

TypeBig game
HabitatTundra
HeadgearAntlers
RegionArctic tundra
Size classTrophy
DietHerbivore
Typical weight400 lb

Field weight compared to the heaviest animal in the game.

Did you know?

Caribou are the only deer where both sexes grow antlers, and their migrations are the longest of any land mammal in North America.

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