Reindeer, caribou - Rangifer
Tarandus
Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia)
Subclass: True Mammals (Eutheria)
Order: Even-toed Mammals (Artiodactyla)
Family: Cervidae.
The Name "Rein": "Rein" comes from the Old Norse word "hrein," which
means "deer." "Deer" comes from the German word "Tier," which simply
means "animal." "Reindeer" then means "deer deer." "Caribou comes
from the Native American word "mekalixpowa", possibly meaning "snow
scraper."
Location: Northern Europe, Asia, and North America.
Habitat: Terrestrial. Arctic tundra.
Description: The coat is dense, warm, and waterproof. In
summer, it is dark-brown and in winter it turns gray, tending toward
white. Both sexes have antlers, but the female's are thinner and
less branched than the male's, which are very large and
asymmetrical. The first branch or fans out in the shape of a shovel
in the males. The hooves are very broad and enable the reindeer to
walk easily in deep snow. Length of head and body over six feet,
with eight inches more for the tail. It stands up to five feet tall
at the shoulders, and can weigh over 700 pounds, with females
usually smaller than males.
For sale: Mounted Caribou Head / Reindeer head
Please note: These animals were NOT hunted for the trophy,
they were taken for the meat with the mounted head was a secondary
action.
Asking price $1700.00
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Location of goods: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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