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Porcupine Caribou

Rangifer tarandus granti

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Field Notes

Description:

Large, beautiful caribou was very restless because of the mosquitoes. It would graze for a few seconds then run to another location. "Their name does not derive from the animal porcupine, but from the Porcupine River which runs through a large part of their range."

Habitat:

Tundra at Denali National Park and Preserve

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Porcupine caribou

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The MnMs
He also seems to be molting his fur so this may attact the mosquitoes to his skin even more..poor one!..that is one big annoyance: the mosquitoes and flies in the summer months in northern grasslands!

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2013 Best Wildlife Photo
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Great Alaskan Challenge
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedAugust 3, 2013

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