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Peary caribou

Rangifer tarandus pearyi

Classification

Family
Cervidae

The Peary caribou (Rangifer arcticus pearyi) is a subspecies of caribou found in the Canadian high Arctic islands of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Canada. They are the smallest of the North American caribou, with the females weighing an average of 60 kg (130 lb) and the males 110 kg (240 lb). In length the females average 1.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 34