Fun Facts About Caribou

Do you want to learn fun facts about caribou? I got to watch caribou and learn lots about caribou. Did you know that caribou travel looking for food. They eat lichen. In winter caribou dig with their sharp hoofs.

Caribou live in the arctic tundra, and sleep in open areas so if wolves or bears attack they can run without stopping.

In the winter male caribou lose their antlers and female keep their antlers because they are usually pregnant, and when they they dig a hole and get food they get to eat first. If the male come close the female will shake their head. In spring mother caribou have their calf.

Do you want to know what caribou look like? Caribou look really cool. Caribou legs are really long. Their skin is not as soft as fur. Did you know that you can tell male and female apart by there antlers? Male antlers are way bigger than female antlers and female antlers are smaller than male antlers.

Caribou are really cool to learn about!