THE WOODLAXD CAEIBOU 



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When a caribou walks, its long stride and 

 swinging gait proclaim a born traveller and mi- 

 grant. And truh', the strangest of all caribou 

 habits is tliat which impels these creatures, par- 

 ticularly the Barren Ground species, to assem- 

 ble in immense throngs, and for climatic reasons 

 migrate en masse, for long distances. In the 



are short in the main beam, liberally palmated 

 both on brow-tines and tips, and have more than 

 thirty points. As a whole, the antlers have a tree- 

 top appearance. 



2. Antlers of Barren Ground carilsou, gen- 

 erally, are long in the main beam, scantily palmated, 

 especially on the tips, and have less than thirty 



E. F, Kellek. Photo. 



Reproduced from the Se\'eDth Annual Report of the N. Y. Zoological Society. 

 WOODL.\N'D CARIBOU. 



Adult male tpecimeu in the Zoological Park. Height at 



Caribou as large as this the 



woodland species, however, this habit is not 

 nearly so pronounced. 



Character of Antlers. — A comparison of 

 many antlers of "Woodland caribou with tho.se of 

 Barren Ground animals reveals one or two points 

 of difference which seem sufficiently distinct to 

 be accepted as constant. 



1. Antlers of Woodland caribou, generally, 



shoulders, 48 inches, weight, 2S0 pounds. For a 

 antlers arc small. 



points. As a whole, the antlers have an arm-chair 

 appearance. 



If these distinctions between the two great 

 groups of caribou will not hold good, none will. 



The Woodland Caribou of Maine, Ontario 

 and Quebec {Rangifer caribou), is the original 

 type of what recently has become a group of 

 species. Its body color is bluish-brown and 



