During their pregnancy migrations, female caribou likely become depleted in key minerals, like calcium and phosphorus, yet ...
Caribou are the only deer species in which females also have antlers, and experts have long assumed that these antlers are ...
New research suggests female reindeer antlers serve as postpartum snacks, with new moms munching on them after giving birth ...
Female caribou runs near Teshekpuk Lake, Alaska. Image credits: BLM Alaska. Every year, hundreds of thousands of caribou from ...
Biologists have long wondered why caribou are the only deer in the world in which females—like males—have antlers. A study of shed antlers collected from calving grounds in the Arctic National ...
Caribou, large deer that are native to the northernmost parts of the world (and sometimes called reindeer), are the only deer whose females grow antlers. In a study published today, researchers ...
The study documented antlers shed by caribou in the Arctic tundra that had stayed undisturbed for decades. Researchers found that these antlers provided a ready source of minerals like calcium and ...
UC Associate Professor Joshua Miller holds a female caribou antler he collected from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Researchers observed that caribou routinely gnaw on shed antlers while grazing ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results