New research suggests female reindeer antlers serve as postpartum snacks, with new moms munching on them after giving birth ...

The study documented antlers shed by caribou in the Arctic tundra that had stayed undisturbed for decades. Researchers found ...

The Arctic is a brutal desert of nutrients. For a nursing mother caribou, the stress is threefold: she is recovering from a ...

Female caribou chew shed antlers to get calcium and phosphorus. These minerals help them produce milk after giving birth.

Biologists have long wondered why caribou are the only deer in the world in which females—like males—have antlers. A study of ...

Learn how the answer behind why female caribou have antlers lies in how shed antlers provide a nutritional lifeline to a famous migratory group of Arctic caribous.

Two bull caribou of the Western Arctic Caribou Herd swim across the Kobuk River during fall 2011 migration in Kobuk Valley National Park. The herd, which peaked at 490,000 in 2003, is now down to a ...

A new study highlights the importance of caribou and muskoxen to the greening Arctic tundra, linking grazing with plant phenology and abundance in the Arctic tundra. The story of Arctic greening has ...

The Western Arctic Caribou Herd, once the biggest in Alaska, is faltering, having fallen from a high of 490,000 animals in 2003 to only 152,000 as of 2023. But to the east, the Porcupine Caribou Herd ...

Caribou have been using the same Arctic calving grounds for more than 3,000 years. Female caribou shed their antlers within days of giving birth, leaving behind a record of their annual travels across ...

The story of Arctic greening has overlooked some main characters. At center stage are climate change and warming temperatures. Meanwhile, large grazing wildlife, such as caribou and muskoxen, also ...

A group of muskoxen gather on the Arctic tundra near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. (Jeff Kerby) The story of Arctic greening has overlooked some main characters. At center stage are climate change and ...