When it comes to being at home in Alaska’s winter landscape, caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are pretty chill. Alaska has 32 distinct caribou herds, and you have a chance of seeing these hooved critters in almost all of Alaska’s 16 national wildlife refuges. Bull caribou drop their antlers in November, while pregnant females keep their antlers until their calves are born in May, meaning Santa’s reindeer, which are essentially the same species, are all female! Caribou bodies are incredibly well adapt

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Producer: Inuit Broadcasting, Baker Lake, Nunavut Host: Peter Tapatai Segment 1: Monica Ugjuk of Rankin Inlet is cooking caribou heads in a big cooking pot. Segment 2: Peggy Kabloona Aittauq of Baker Lake returns Kitikkat, her childhood campgrounds. Peggy Kabloona Aittauq reminiscence of her childhood years. Segment 3: Silas Kalluk of Baker Lake is telling a story telling ‘Amajugjugjuk’. | Inuit Broadcasting

Caribou migration routes are under threat. Each year, caribou make migrations in their hundreds of thousands across the Arctic. But as the climate warms, their ancient pathways are changing - and so is the frozen ground itself. #OurFrozenPlanet tells stories that land the urgency of climate change whilst inspiring hope that change is possible for us and the health of our planet. Discover more ➡️ https://www.bbcearth.com/our-frozen-planet | BBC Earth