THE ORDERS OF MAMMALS 



437 



The moose (Fig. 305) is the largest member of the family and 

 possesses the most massive antlers. It inhabits the woods of the 

 northern United States and British America, and feeds on bark, 

 twigs, leaves, moss, and lichens. 



FIG. 305. Moose. (From Ingersoll.) 



The woodland caribou (Fig. 282) lives in the forested parts ot 

 northern Maine and Montana and British America. The 

 female caribou is our only female deer that bears antlers. The 

 reindeer belongs to the same genus. 



The wapiti or elk is the largest round-horned deer (Fig. 306). 

 It is easily bred in confinement, and is common in zoological 



