The reindeer, also known as the caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer, widespread and numerous across the Arctic and Subarctic.
The reindeer is a widespread and numerous species in the Holarctic. Originally, the reindeer was found inScandinavia, Eastern Europe, Russia, Mongolia, and northern China north of the 50th latitude. In North America, it was found in Canada, Alaska (USA), and the northern conterminous USA from Washington to Maine. In the 19th century, it was apparently still present in southern Idaho. It also occurred naturally onSakhalin, Greenland, and probably even in historical times in Ireland. During the late Pleistocene era, reindeer were found as far south as Nevada andTennessee in North America and Spain in Europe.[2][3] Today, wild reindeer have disappeared from many areas within this large historical range, especially from the southern parts, where it vanished almost everywhere. Large populations of wild reindeer are still found in Norway, Siberia,Greenland, Alaska, and Canada, with a singular herd of approximately 50 Reindeer living around the Cairngorms region in Scotland.
Domesticated reindeer are mostly found in northern Fennoscandia, Russia, and Iceland (where they were introduced by humans in the 18th century). The last remaining wild reindeer in Europe are found in portions of southern Norway.[4] The southern boundary of the species' natural range is approximately at 62° north latitude.
A few reindeer from Norway were introduced to the South Atlantic island of South Georgia in the beginning of the 20th century. Today, there are two distinct herds still thriving there, permanently separated by glaciers. Their total numbers are no more than a few thousand. The flag and the coat of arms of the territory contain an image of a reindeer. Around 4000 reindeer have been introduced into the French sub-Antarctic archipelago of Kerguelen Islands.
Caribou and reindeer numbers have fluctuated historically, but many herds are in decline across their range [5]. This global decline is linked to climate change for northern, migratory caribou and reindeer herds and industrial disturbance of caribou habitat for sedentary, non-migratory herds [6]
the caribou adapts to the desert by having antleers to help it fight off enimies that want to eat it and did you know that caribou are also called raindeer
Yes, i have been recently researching the arctic tundra and there are grasses. Light grasses though.
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Yes, they live in the Arctic Tundra.
No. Caribou live on the tundra, not the ice caps. There is no vegetation that caribou can eat on ice-caps, thus they are only able to live on the tundra.
Tundra. The arctic tundra in the summer and then they migrate to the Boreal Forest in the winter.
do you mean caribou? then it does live in the tundra to be specific the artic tundra.
Caribou
Caribou live in the North Woods or Taiga during the Winter and migrate to the Tundra during the summer. They have their calves on the Tundra.
you can find caribou in places like Alaska & Canada
An example of parasitism in the Tundra is with the tape worm and caribou. The tape worm takes in the nutrients from the caribou. Soon, the caribou dies and the tape worm gets its food.
Caribou are omnivores and will eat mostly lichen, moss, leaves from trees, and grass, but evidence has shown that they will also eat different kinds of fish and bird eggs.
Usually in the tundra organisms dont have to worry about competition; the tundra is too big and not many animals can survive against the harsh climate. However, an example of competition could be between a musk ox and a caribou. A musk ox's diet consists of plants such as sedges and grasses, while a caribou's is made of berries, grass and sedge. When food is hard to find musk ox and caribou might have some competition trying to get something to eat. Might be hard to find a musk ox fighting for a sedge with a caribou, though.