Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America.
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A reindeer once drew a sled four hundred miles in two hours.
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The reindeer is the most characteristic animal form of the Madeleine period.
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Peary found reindeer in plenty on the shores of the polar sea.
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The reindeer looked hard at the hoofful of change and said Hmmmpf.
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Soquatum says: I have just heard of the coming of the reindeer.
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The caribou would not stop to suit the convenience of the hunters.
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Ben knew that the white-maned caribou fed in the high park lands.
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That the caribou of Labrador have greatly decreased in numbers seems certain.
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Shortly before they arrived, I noticed some strange-looking caribou in the clearing.
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Then his eyes fell on the splendid horns of the caribou head.
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Caribou ( Rangifer tarandus) has been fundamental to the diet and culture of Arctic Indigenous Peoples for thousands of years.