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Peary caribou live on the Canadian Arctic islands. The thick coat of hollow hairs provides good insulation from the Arctic climate. Unlike their southern relatives, Peary caribou don't have access to lichens during the winter.
The Peary caribou is endangered, the woodland caribou is threatened, and barren-ground caribou is a special concern. Threats include hunting and predation (by wolves, coyotes, and bears).
Peary caribou, muskoxen and Banks Island forage: assessing seasonal diet similarities. Rangifer. 17(1): 9-16. [54042] 67. Larter, Nicholas C.; Nagy, John A. 2000.
Peary Caribou (R. tarandus pearyi), found in the northern islands of the Nunavut and the Northwest Territories of Canada.
They were variously known as Woodland Caribou, Barren Ground Caribou, Peary Caribou and Mountain Caribou, etc.
More images, video and sound of the Peary caribou, a subspecies
Rangifer tarandus - right, male Pearly Caribou (Arctic Islands); left, defensive circle
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Carnivore. Musk oxen, Peary caribou, Arctic foxes, ptarmigan, lemmings, seals, nesting birds, and Arctic hares.
Predators and Threats
Polar bears, other wolves, humans.
Rangifer tarandus caribou (woodland caribou)
Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus (barren-ground caribou)
Rangifer tarandus pearyi (Peary caribou)
Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus (Svalbard caribou) ...
 See also: Caribou, Reindeer, Wolf, Deer, Polar Bear
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