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Rangifer tarandus granti
Large, beautiful caribou was very restless because of the mosquitoes. It would graze for a few seconds then run to another location. "Their name does not derive from the animal porcupine, but from the Porcupine River which runs through a large part of their range."
Tundra at Denali National Park and Preserve
Spotted on Jul 14, 2013
Submitted on Aug 3, 2013
4 Comments
Thank you :)
Great series Cindy!
Beautiful..
He also seems to be molting his fur so this may attact the mosquitoes to his skin even more..poor one!..that is one big annoyance: the mosquitoes and flies in the summer months in northern grasslands!