Caribou

Category: Environment / Zoology / Arctic Biodiversity

UPSC Notes & Key Pointers

  • Caribou is the North American name for the reindeer.
  • It belongs to the deer family Cervidae.
  • Caribou inhabit northern regions of North America, particularly tundra and boreal environments.
  • They undertake some of the world's most extensive terrestrial animal migrations.
  • Both males and females of many caribou populations can develop antlers.
  • Prelims Focus: Reindeer, Arctic ecosystem and migration.