Anatomy
The female varies in weight between 60 and 170 kg (130 and 370 lb) and measures 162–205 cm (64–81 in) long. The male (or "bull") is typically larger (although the extent to which varies in the different subspecies), weighing 100–318 kg (220–700 lb) and measuring 180–214 cm (71–84 in) in head-and-body length. Shoulder height can measure from 80–150 cm (31–59 in) and the tail adds 14–20 cm (5.5–7.9 in). Both sexes grow antlers, which (in the Scandinavian variety) for old males fall off in December, for young males in the early

Reindeer are domesticated caribou in North America and are mainly bred for meat production. Although there are seven subspecies of caribou, Alaska only has the Barren ground subspecies. Wild caribou are called reindeer in Europe; 

The Monarch rose at the first sign of light on the eastern horizon. The herd would not follow until the sun rose above that horizon and the chill of dawn moved them on the long journey to their wintering grounds. The Monarch had learned that the hunters from the rocks would not attack a single caribou as he had lead the herd through the river valley for four seasons.