Re: [Paddlewise] Caribou/Reindeer

From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:58:05 -0700
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 6:42 AM, Paul Hayward <pdh_at_mmcl.co.nz> wrote:

> nole4ever_at_aol.com said on 24 July 2009 22:08
>
> >caribou and reindeer are .... one and the same
>
> I can't vouch for the content - but I found this an interesting page:
>
>        http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Rangifer_tarandus.html
>
> Nice to have an authoritative (?) citation for this. I've heard it both
ways but the "same species" seemed to be more accurate. I remember seeing
long lines of them on the Aleutian Islands while flying back from Dutch
Harbor 20 years ago. The pilot and I spent some time following their trail
and wondering where they were going. Thanks for the URL, Paul.

Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net
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