330 THE DEER OF AMERICA. 
they are certainly capable. We must remember, however, that 
the animals are represented when standing perfectly at ease rumi- 
nating. When excited they present an animated appearance, and 
would hardly be taken for the same animals. The extraordina- 
rily broad foot is common to both, though more conspicuous on 
the European than the American variety. Altogether these ani- 
mals are so strikingly alike, even in their exceptional forms, as to 
at once suggest a relationship. I have had no more interesting 
study during my investigations than comparing these animals. 
Wild European Reindeer, Female. 
In color, also, there is a marked difference between the wild 
deer of Norway and our Caribou, but unlike the larger species, 
in which the Swedish elk is lighter than the moose, we find the 
Norwegian Reindeer in the wild state are very appreciably darker 
than ours and much more uniform in shade on the different indi- 
viduals, and especially with less white about the neck. A study 
of the domesticated Reindeer in Lapland of course can teach us 
nothing on this point, for as with other domesticated animals 
their color has become unstable to a very considerable extent, al- 
though even with them a large proportion retain the dark brown 
chocolate shade which is quite uniform on the wild deer, in that 
region, especially in early winter coat. 
In all else I have been unable to detect any difference in these 
