The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as the caribou in North America. Native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of


The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as the caribou in North America. Native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. One of Britain's only herd of reindeer photographed in the Cairngorm Mountains. They now roam the high Cairngorms, after being reintroduced in 1952 by a Swedish herdsman. The herd is now stable at around 150 individuals, some born in Scotland and some introduced from Sweden.


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Keywords: animal, cairngorms, caribou, face, highlands, mammal, raindeer, rangifer, scotland, scottish, tarandus, wildlife