In rut (breeding) season, beginning in September, caribou lose the velvet from their antlers in dramatic red swathes.After an 8-month pregnancy, females give birth to one calf (rarely twins) weighing 12-17 lbs. (cows).ĮATS: Mosses, lichens, leaves, grasses, stems and shoots.īABIES: Breeding from September-November. WHERE: Tundra and forests across Canada and northern U.S. In winter their coat is light gray to white in summer this coat sheds to reveal dark gray or black. Both cows and bulls can grow antlers, though the bulls’ are larger and more regular in shape.
WHAT: Caribou are large members of the deer family. Visual communication is also complex, from erected rump hairs to signal danger, and neck stretching, laying back ears, lip curling, teeth baring, rearing, striking and antler sparring to signal aggression.The bugling call of bulls in rut (breeding) season is particularly eerie. They are very vocal, producing squeals, grunts and whistles.These may migrate from lowland ranges in winter to higher elevations in summer.Roosevelt elk (named for President Theodore Roosevelt) are social, polygamous members of the deer family that can form very large herds.After an 8 1/2-month pregnancy the female gives birth to a single calf weighing 30-35 lbs. (male).īABIES: Breeding from September-November. WHERE: Coastal areas and Cascade Mountains in Pacific Northwest. Both sexes have an obvious pale yellow rump patch. WHAT: Bulls have seanonally lighter coat colors and long, non-palmate antlers.
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