Re: What a Rack!

[Raimo K]

Well, reindeers could probably be called semi-domesticated - in Lapland they 
run free in the fells - thatīs why we motorists have to be wary of them - 
and are only gathered together once a year for branding and for 
slaughtering. The Lapps keep an eye on them even in between and to some 
extent also herd them. Only very few are so domesticated that they can pull 
a sled.
All the best!
Raimo K
Personal photography homepage at:
http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: What a Rack!


After the original post I looked it up. Reindeer is the name of the 
domesticated animal, carribou the name of the wild animal. Interestingly 
enough, no one has been able to domesticate current carribou. Either those 
cavemen were smarter than we are, or the animal was dumber back then 
(grin).

The photo is of reindeer, BTW; carribou are amost always some shade of 
brown.

graywolf
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Illinois Bill wrote:
Actually,
   Caribou and Reindeer are different in that they live in geographically 
different (and separate) portions of the Earth.  Technically though, they 
are able to interbreed and produce fertile offspring (the requirements of 
a species), hence the same Latin (species) name.  This came up in a 
discussion recently when scientists postulated (in an article in a local 
paper) that if current trends continue, that reindeer will no longer be 
found south of the Arctic Circle (which actually included caribou too)

IL Bill
On Dec 20, 2004, at 11:23 AM, Raimo K wrote:
I also thought that they were different but the Latin name is the same.
Reindeers are not so small - full grown males are quite big. Fairytales 
are not always correct.
All the best!
Raimo K
Personal photography homepage at:
http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho

----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: What a Rack!

----- Original Message ----- From: "Raimo K"
Subject: Re: What a Rack!

Rangifer tarandus - itīs the same as - reindeer.

I had thought the reindeer was a smaller animal than the North American 
Caribou.
Trivia time: It's the animal on the Canadian quarter, if you can find a 
quarter with an animal on it.

William Robb





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