The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

CARIBOU

The Caribou or Cariboo is two American species of reindeer, sometimes regarded as specifically identical with the Old World reindeer. They have never been brought under the sway of man, but are a great object of chase for the sake of their flesh.

The woodland cariboo (Rangifer caribou) most nearly resembles the common reindeer. It is found over considerable tracts of Canada, as also in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is migratory in its habits. The Barren Ground cariboo (Rangifer groenlandicus) is much smaller, but has larger horns. It inhabits the Barren Grounds north-west of Hudson Bay, and also extends into Greenland. It executes considerable migrations, going north to the Arctic Ocean in summer, and returning in autumn.
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