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barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti)
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barren-ground caribou	always return to the same calving grounds
	has population about 2 million
	has scientific name Rangifer tarandus granti
	is a kind of caribou
	mate has breeding season late October and early November
	weighs 145 kg (bulls) and 90 kg (cows)
caribou	can swim
	eats lichen, flowers, grasses, leaves of shrubs
	has good sense of smell
	has picture
	is eaten by wolf, human,
	lives in a herd
	migrates
deer	chews its cud
cloven-hoofed mammal	has Order name Order Artiodactyla
mammal	is warm-blooded
	may catch rabies

Kinds of barren-ground caribou :

• barren-ground caribou calf (3 facts)

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