Animal

The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin

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Preble writes (1902: 41): "Between York Factory and Fort Churchill a few small bands [of Woodland Caribou] are found throughout the year on the 'Barrens'." He includes reports t...

3. Part 3

Without human interference, a large proportion of those that cross the lower part of Little River would doubtless proceed more or less directly to Windy River and cross near its...

11. Part 11

On September 12 Charles Schweder stated that the does would soon be losing their milk; yet on occasion he has found them with milk as late as November (_cf._ Jacobi, 1931: 235)....

9. Part 9

Although we noted a small band of Caribou passing through a thick and extensive stand of spruce at dusk on October 2, Fred Schweder, Jr., remarked that they do not rest in such...

5. Part 5

Within their natural range the Caribou apparently resort to practically every type of terrestrial and aquatic habitat (other than cliffs and precipices). On the Barren Grounds p...

7. Part 7

It is hardly to be expected that Black Bears (_Ursus americanus_ subsp.) commit any depredations on adult, able-bodied Caribou unless under very exceptional circumstances. Since...

8. Part 8

Apparently there has been scarcely any published study of the egg-laying or other habits of the adult _Oedemagena_ in relation to _Rangifer arcticus arcticus_, other than a few...

13. Part 13

1954. Preliminary investigation of the barren ground caribou. Part 1. Former and present distribution, migrations, and status. Part 2. Life history, ecology, and utilization. _C...

6. Part 6

From about mid-September to nearly mid-October the flesh is counted upon as being in especially fine condition. In August, 1947, the animals had scarcely any fat, but by the mid...

10. Part 10

On October 30 tracks indicated that half a dozen Caribou had swum across Little River near its mouth, breaking through a 10-foot rim of ice on the near side. When a herd of 2,00...

4. Part 4

Late on the 8th clouds gave way to sunshine; nearly calm to a gentle breeze from west and southwest; temperature, 26.5° to 33.5°; 6 inches of snow on ground. I obtained a distan...

12. Part 12

Another function of the foot-glands is suggested by an observation of Dugmore's (1913: 89-90), which has been mentioned in the section on _Signaling_. I could not definitely con...

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1921. The friendly Arctic. . . . (With appendix, including (pp. 737-757): The work of the southern section of the expedition, by Rudolph M. Anderson.) New York: xxxi + 784, 70 p...

1. Part 1

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_Rangifer arcticus_ (Richardson): Hornby, 1934: 105 (food; weight; fat; migrations influenced by natives, unfrozen large lakes, and fires; effects of flies; rutting season and b...

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"Caribou": Stefánsson, 1913b: 27 (Fort Smith a "meat post"); 29 (abundant at Fort Norman 50 years previously); 127, 128, 156, 158 (Langton Bay); 130, 135, 137, 141, 142 (Horton...

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_Rangifer tarandus_ (Linné) Bd.: Kumlien, 1879: 19 (Eskimo hunting at Cumberland Sound); 23-25 (Eskimo clothing of deerskin); 36-37 (Eskimo arrows and bows of antlers); 53, 54 (...

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Padleimiut, 50 Palmer, Ralph S., 6 Parkman, Francis, 52 Parry, William Edward, 103 Peary, R. E., 106 Perez-Llano, George A., 98 _Perisoreus canadensis canadensis_, 68 _Picea mar...