THE WOODLAND CARIBOU 
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When a caribou walks, its long stride and 
swinging gait proclaim a born traveller and mi- 
grant. And truly, the strangest of all caribou 
habits is that 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. Ms a whole, the antlers have a tree- 
top appearance. 
2. Antlers of Barren Ground caribou, gen- 
erally, are long in the main beam, scantily palmated, 
especially on the tips, and have less than thirty 
E. F. Keller, Photo. Reproduced from the Seventh Annual Report of the N. Y. Zoological Society. 
WOODLAND CARIBOU. 
Adult male specimen in the Zoological Park. Height at shoulders, 48 inches, weight, 280 pounds. For a 
Caribou as large as this the antlers are small. 
woodland species, however, this habit is not 
nearly so pronounced. 
Character of Antlers. — A comparison of 
many antlers of Woodland caribou with those 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, 
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 
