1. CARIBOU, Antlered Animal By: Silvana Padilla 4B CARIBOU Antlered Animal Silvana Padilla 4B

2. Scientific Name  Caribou´s scientific name is Rangifer Tarandus Caribou.

3. TYPES OF CARIBOU Peary Caribou

4.  Barren Ground Caribou.

5.  Woodland or Mountain Caribou.

6. ENDANGERED OF EXTINCTION  Caribou are extinct because human hunt them.

7. WHAT DOES CARIBOU EATS?  Caribou eat moss and lichen, that means it is a herbivore animal. MossLichen

8. GROUPS THEY LIVE IN  Caribous live in groups called “Herds”.

9. MAMMAL  Caribou is a mammal, that means they nurse from their mother.

10. HEIGHT  1.2 to 1.5 metters at the shoulder.

11. WEIGHT  109 to 318 kilograms.

12. BODY COVERING  Its hair is short, brown and not thick.

13. FEET  It has long feet and hooves.

14. COLOR  Grey and brown with white in neck and back areas.

15. TEETH  They have strong teeth to take out moss from the trees.

16. EARS  They have long ears.

17. EYES  Their eyes let them see everywhere except their back.

18. NOSE  They have a very large nose.

19. HORNS  Their horns let them fight for their food.

20. TAIL  They have a short tail.

21. HABITAT ECOSYSTEM  Caribou are found in Tundra ecosysytem of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and North America.  Tundra is a very cold biome with a lot of trees.

22. PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONS  Their circulatory system let them survive on a extreme temperature in the north.  Their hooves are large to dig the snow.  It has two skins that cover their body.  Their nose let them smell the moss and lichen that is under the snow.

23. PREYS AND PREDATORS FOOD THEY EATWHO EATS THEM Bears Wolves Mushrooms LichenMoss

24. HOW IS CALLED THE BABY?  The babies are called “Fawn”.

25. GESTATION PERIOD  7 and a half months

26. HOW DO BABIES FEED  The mother caribou nurses the fawn until it can eat solid food.

27. HOW LONG DO BABIES STAY WITH THEIR PARENTS  6 weeks until they learn to walk.

28. HOW ARE THEY BORN  Moms give birth to live youngs.

29. BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATIONS  1.300 km (800 miles)in a year.

30. MIGRATION  Caribous migrate mainly to find food.  The land animal that migrates the largest is the caribou.  Caribou are hunted for people.

31. BIBLIOGRAPHIES  es.wikipedia.org  www.tareasya.com.mx www.tareasya.com.mx  Library.thinquest.org  www.buenastareas.com.mx www.buenastareas.com.mx