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CARIBOU OF NORTHERN WOODS The caribou is the flathorned deer which l ears it general resemblance to the reindeer of Europe Considered as a whole the caribou occupies the upper half of the continent and next to the musk ox is the most northerly of all hoofed animals Although nine species are described there are but two well defined groups tho AAoodland and the Barren Ground caribou caribouThe The AAoodland caribou is found in the pine and spruce forests of Newfoundland New Brunswick northern Maine Quebec Ontario and Manitoba A good buck is about 48 inches high at the shoulders and weighs about 2SO pounds The AVoodland cari ¬ bou is the original type of the species and sub ¬ species include the Newfoundland ciirilioii th whitest of all the species the black fa cod caribou of British Columbia and Kanao caribou of Alaska AlaskaThe The Barren Ground caribou roams throughout the vast sweep of northland known us the Barren Grounds To many Indian tribes such as the Dog Ribs and many other Eskimo tribes it is an im ¬ portant source of food and clothing It is found on the Labrador Peninsula in Hudson Straits and the Atlantic const down to Hamilton Inlet
