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Identification

Rangifer tarandus (caribou)

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Caption

Aerial view of a herd of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) undertaking their spring migration.

Contributors

Kyle C. Joly (photographer; copyright holder; identification), Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center


To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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