Caribou are found in North America and are native to Alaska. They are wild animals that travel in herds throughout Alaska and Canada. To find enough food, they have to keep moving. Large herds will ...

Reindeer conjure joyful images of Santa Claus, Christmas, and Rudolph, but the truth about these cold-weather animals is much drearier. Placed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s ...

Which animal is inextricably linked with Santa and Christmas in the minds of young and old? Reindeer, of course. In 1949, singing cowboy Gene Autry probably didn’t believe that Rudolph the red-nosed ...

‘Tis the season of the reindeer. After all, it’s hard to not notice them at this time of year. They make appearances in holiday movies, or on holiday greeting cards, and sometimes they are seen in ...

The last remaining caribou (aka reindeer) that venture into the contiguous United States, spending part of their time living in Northeast Washington and North Idaho, will likely be moved north into ...

As Christmas approaches, young eyes will be focused on the sky searching for a glimpse of Santa and his reindeer—or are they caribou? The differences between the two are mostly taxonomic—both are ...

Has the mystery behind Santa's reindeer finally been solved? A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher may have cracked the case, according to a press release from the journal Physiological and ...

The author made the most of what was probably his last chance to hunt caribou. Here's why caribou hunting opportunities have ...

One member of the deer family is an annual anomaly in North Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma. Although these deer have the longest migrations of any large, terrestrial mammals on the North American ...

What animal is inextricably linked with Santa and Christmas in the minds of young and old? Reindeer, of course. In 1949 singing cowboy Gene Autry probably didn’t believe that Rudolph the Red‑Nosed ...