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

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

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.

Researchers are suggesting a more comprehensive approach for identifying at-risk wildlife populations -- such as caribou -- based on individual movement patterns. The article uses a long-term dataset ...

Can you tell the difference between a reindeer and a caribou? If not, please do not feel bad. Reindeer and caribou are essentially the same animals with a different name. All reindeer and caribou ...

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 ...

Lead author Margaret Hughes, a PhD candidate with the Department of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Science, works in the field in February 2025. Researchers at the University of Calgary are ...