Talk:Reindeer
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Translation of peoples
I'm unsure of some translations from Swedish into English. This is my suggestion:
| Swedish | English | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sami | Sami/Lapplander | (Nordic) |
| Samojeder | Samoyedes/Nenets | (west Russia) |
| Evenker | Evenks | (Jenisej and Ochotska sea in easter Siberia) |
| Chanter | Khants/Ostyaks | (western Siberia) |
| Jukagirer | Yukaghirs | (north-east Siberia) |
| Tjuktjer | ?Tatars? | (the most north-east Siberia) |
| Korjaker | ????? | (easter Siberia) |
How about Native North Americans? Do they herd reindeers? // Rogper 17:24, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
There needs to be some clarification.
I saw that the entry for "Caribou" transfers directly to that for "Reindeer." While both caribou and reindeer are rangifer tarandus, North American and European useage of "caribou" and "reindeer" are pretty different. In North America, "caribou" refers to wild rangifer tarandus, while "reindeer" refers to domesticated rangifer tarandus. While there is no speciation, reindeer have been bred as meat or draft animals, and so tend to be shorter and heavier than caribou. Moreover, in Alaska, there is legal difference between the two. According to AK Fish and Game regs, there are limits on how caribou can be hunted and how caribou meat and hides can be sold. This is why you'll see a lot of reindeer sausage at supermarkets and restaurants in AK, but you won't see as much caribou on the menu unless you're buddies with a hunter.
I understand that in European useage, "reindeer" is used to describe both wild and domestic rangifer tarandus, but this is not the case in North America. There are also subcategories. In the far north, caribou are often identified as "barren ground caribou." The tundra habitat causes a shift in diet and results in generally smaller animals. I believe that the antler growth and drop dates are also different in these populations, with bulls dropping their antlers around January and cows shortly after spring calving.
