. The American natural history : a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. nches high at the shoulders,weighing 280 pounds and endowed with sufficient energy tovanquish the strongest man in about one minute. Its shoul-ders are high and sharp, its head is held low and thrust straightforward, and as it walks on hard ground its dew-claws andhoofs click like castanets. Its head is long and cow-like,and its muzzle is too large for beauty; but the large, liquid,dark-brown eyes appeal successfully against all adverse de-cisions on questions of beauty. When a Caribou wal
. The American natural history : a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. nches high at the shoulders,weighing 280 pounds and endowed with sufficient energy tovanquish the strongest man in about one minute. Its shoul-ders are high and sharp, its head is held low and thrust straightforward, and as it walks on hard ground its dew-claws andhoofs click like castanets. Its head is long and cow-like,and its muzzle is too large for beauty; but the large, liquid,dark-brown eyes appeal successfully against all adverse de-cisions on questions of beauty. When a Caribou walks, its long stride and swinging gaitproclaim a born traveller and migrant. And truly, thestrangest of all Caribou habits is that which impels thesecreatures, particularly the Barren Ground species, to assemblein immense thlongs, and for climatic reasons migrate enmasse for long distances. In the Woodland species, however,this habit is not nearly so pronounced. Character of Antlers.—A comparison of many antlersof Woodland Caribou with those of Barren Ground animals ^ Rangi-fer cari-bou, from ANTLERS OF THE CARIBOU 93 reveals one or two points of difference which seem sufficientlydistinct to be accepted as constant. 1. Antlers of Woodland Caribou, generally, are short inthe main beam, liberally ^almated both on brow-tines and tips,
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