caribou

• Besides these uses, the flesh of the caribou is the food of many tribes, Indians and Esquimaux, for most of the year; and, indeed, it may be looked upon as their staple article of subsistence. —  The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North
• The last of the moose went down to their yarding grounds, and even the far-off glimpse of a caribou was a rarity. —  The Snowshoe Trail
• The chest of a caribou is anatomically exactly like that of other deer; only the caribou fawn and yearling of "Northern Trails" have smaller chests than the animals I measured So much for the facts and the possibilities. —  Northern Trails, Book I.
• We crawled to our positions with the greatest care; but the caribou was alert. —  The Long Labrador Trail
• I stepped in as George cut the rope, which tied it to the willows, and we were off I was much excited at first, especially as the caribou was a long distance away, and I was sure he would reach land before we could come near enough to shoot him. —  Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador

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