caribou
DESCRIPTION
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Range of Caribou Map.
• Caribous live in Canada.
Appearance
Caribou are mammals
and live in the tundra.
Appearance
• Caribous are very tall and have small ears.
Appearance
• The caribou has two coats of fur and has big antlers.
Appearance
• Caribous have white fur on their belly.
Habitat
• The caribou lives in the northern forest.
habitat
• The caribou travels all time for food and it sleeps in the winter.
Diet
• caribou are herbivore and eat willow branches.
Diet
• They all travel looking for plants
Diet
• They love to eat mushrooms and more like grass and grass buds.
Predators
• The caribou predators are lynxes and grizzly bears.
Predators
• The main predators of the caribou are wolves.
Offspring
• They are called calves and they drink from the mother
Offspring
• They stand up when they are born and they can swim and run too when two hours old.
Offspring
The father is called a bull and the mother is called cow.
Adaptations
• They can walk in the snow like they have snow shoes on but they don't.
Adaptations
• They have no front teeth.
Adaptation
• They have a pad in their mouth and they eat with molars.
Special characteristics.
• They are good swimmers and they swim very far.
Special Characteristics.
• Their hooves are like paddles and they hold there tail for defence.
summary
• They migrate in their herds.
Caribou Report by Hannah.