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Peary caribou, the Glossary

The Peary caribou (Rangifer arcticus pearyi) is a subspecies of caribou found in the High Arctic islands of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Canada.^[1]

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Endemic fauna of Canada
Mammals of the Arctic
Reindeer

Antler

Antlers are extensions of an animal's skull found in members of the Cervidae (deer) family.

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Arctic

The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth.

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The Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is an archipelago lying to the north of the Canadian continental mainland, excluding Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark) and Iceland (an independent country).

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Arctic wolf

The Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos), also known as the white wolf, polar wolf, and the Arctic grey wolf, is a subspecies of grey wolf native to the High Arctic tundra of Canada's Queen Elizabeth Islands, from Melville Island to Ellesmere Island. Peary caribou and Arctic wolf are arctic land animals, mammals of Canada and mammals of the Arctic.

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Aulavik National Park

Aulavik National Park; from the Inuvialuktun for "place where people travel") is a national park located on Banks Island in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is known for its access to the Thomsen River, one of the most northerly navigable rivers in North America. The park is a fly-in park, and protects approximately of Arctic Lowlands at the northern end of the island.

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Banks Island

Banks Island is one of the larger members of the Arctic Archipelago.

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Barren-ground caribou

The barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus; but subject to a recent taxonomic revision) is a subspecies of the reindeer (or the caribou in North America) that is found in the Canadian territories of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, in northern Alaska and in south-western, Greenland. Peary caribou and barren-ground caribou are arctic land animals, Endemic fauna of Canada, mammals of Canada, mammals of the Arctic and reindeer.

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Boreal woodland caribou

The boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou; but subject to a recent taxonomic revision. See Reindeer: Taxonomy), also known as Eastern woodland caribou, boreal forest caribou and forest-dwelling caribou, is a North American subspecies of reindeer (or caribou in North America) found primarily in Canada with small populations in the United States. Peary caribou and boreal woodland caribou are mammals of Canada and reindeer.

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Canoe

A canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles.

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Caribou herds and populations in Canada

Caribou herds in Canada are discrete populations of seven subspecies that are represented in Canada. Peary caribou and Caribou herds and populations in Canada are arctic land animals, mammals of Canada and mammals of the Arctic.

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Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC, French: Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada, COSEPAC) is an independent committee of wildlife experts and scientists whose "raison d'être is to identify species at risk" in Canada.

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Cyperaceae

The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges.

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Dolphin-Union caribou

Dolphin and Union Caribou, Dolphin and Union caribou herd, Dolphin-Union, locally known as Island Caribou, are a migratory population of barren-ground caribou, Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus, that occupy Victoria Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and the nearby mainland. Peary caribou and Dolphin-Union caribou are Endemic fauna of Canada, mammals of Canada, mammals of the Arctic and reindeer.

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Ellesmere Island

Ellesmere Island (lit; île d'Ellesmere) is Canada's northernmost and third largest island, and the tenth largest in the world.

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Hall Land

Hall Land is a peninsula in far northwestern Greenland.

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Inuinnaqtun

Inuinnaqtun (natively meaning 'like the real human beings/peoples'), is an Inuit language.

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Inuit

Inuit (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, ᐃᓄᒃ, dual: Inuuk, ᐃᓅᒃ; Iñupiaq: Iñuit 'the people'; Greenlandic: Inuit) are a group of culturally and historically similar Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of North America, including Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Yukon (traditionally), Alaska, and Chukotsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

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Inuktitut

Inuktitut (syllabics ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ; from, 'person' + -titut, 'like', 'in the manner of'), also known as Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, is one of the principal Inuit languages of Canada.

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Inuktitut syllabics

Inuktitut syllabics (qaniujaaqpait, or ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖅᓄᑖᖅ) is an abugida-type writing system used in Canada by the Inuktitut-speaking Inuit of the territory of Nunavut and the Nunavik and Nunatsiavut regions of Quebec and Labrador, respectively.

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Inuvialuit

The Inuvialuit (sing. Inuvialuk; the real people) or Western Canadian Inuit are Inuit who live in the western Canadian Arctic region.

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Inuvialuktun

Inuvialuktun (part of Western Canadian Inuit / Inuktitut / Inuktut / Inuktun) comprises several Inuit language varieties spoken in the northern Northwest Territories by Canadian Inuit who call themselves Inuvialuit.

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Joel Asaph Allen

Joel Asaph Allen (July 19, 1838 – August 29, 1921) was an American zoologist, mammalogist, and ornithologist.

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Lichen

A lichen is a symbiosis of algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species, along with a yeast embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualistic relationship.

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Migratory woodland caribou

The migratory woodland caribou refers to two herds of Rangifer tarandus (known as caribou in North America) that are included in the migratory woodland ecotype of the subspecies Rangifer tarandus caribou or woodland caribou that live in Nunavik, Quebec, and Labrador: the Leaf River caribou herd (LRCH) and the George River caribou herd (GRCH) south of Ungava Bay. Peary caribou and migratory woodland caribou are mammals of Canada and reindeer.

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Mushroom

A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source.

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Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories (abbreviated NT or NWT; Territoires du Nord-Ouest; formerly North-West Territories) is a federal territory of Canada.

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Nunavut

Nunavut (ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada.

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Porcupine caribou

The Porcupine caribou (Rangifer tarandus arcticus) is a herd or ecotype of barren-ground caribou, the subspecies of the reindeer or caribou found in Alaska, United States, and Yukon and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Peary caribou and Porcupine caribou are reindeer.

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Pre-Dorset

The Pre-Dorset is a loosely defined term for a Paleo-Eskimo culture or group of cultures that existed in the Eastern Canadian Arctic from c. 3200 to 850 cal BC, and preceded the Dorset culture.

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Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut)

Prince of Wales Island (Île du Prince-de-Galles) is an Arctic island in Nunavut, Canada.

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Queen Charlotte Islands caribou

The Dawson's caribou, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands caribou (Rangifer tarandus dawsoni) was a population of woodland caribou that once lived on Graham Island, the largest of the islands within the Haida Gwaii archipelago, located off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. Peary caribou and Queen Charlotte Islands caribou are mammals of Canada and reindeer.

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Queen Elizabeth Islands

The Queen Elizabeth Islands (Îles de la Reine-Élisabeth) are the northernmost cluster of islands in Canada's Arctic Archipelago, split between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Northern Canada.

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Reindeer

The reindeer or caribou (Rangifer tarandus) is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. Peary caribou and reindeer are arctic land animals, mammals of Canada and mammals of the Arctic.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peary_caribou

Also known as Rangifer arcticus pearyi, Rangifer tarandus pearyi.

Peary caribou, the Glossary

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See also

Endemic fauna of Canada

Mammals of the Arctic

Reindeer

References