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 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jul 24 2009 - 09:58:14 PDT
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