MAMMALS OF MINNESOTA. ad 

Fig. 21. European Reindeer, 
ply, especially in the far north. In summer they delight to 
feed upon the rich grass of river bottoms, taking good care, 
however, to keep clear of the thickets which might shelter 
their enemies. The writer has encountered the caribou in 
Minnesota only about the head waters of the White-face river 
and along the St. Louis river near Knife Falls. There it was 
in 1884 not rare, though so shy as to be secured with difficulty. 
Along the north shore of Lake Superior it is less shy and the 
animals may be seen feeding quietly in groups along the up- 
land meadows. It also occurs in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick 
and Maine. Thence it ranges west to the Pacific, but does not 
extend south of Lake Superior. Along the Pacific the range 
extends nearly to the Arctic, but the Barren-ground species 
takes the place in central British America as far south as 60° 
or farther. The range is more restricted eastward perhaps. 
because of the greater rigor of the climate. 
