2007-12-22 04:17:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Byderule...check your facts..they both look the same.
2007-12-22 10:22:16 · update #1
Reindeer have been domesticated and the herds have been working with humans for centuries. Caribou have not been domesticated but the herds have been hunted by humans. It would be possible to domestcate caribou but it will take time to do it.
2007-12-22 10:49:51 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't like ppl to call them Caribou , Reindeer sounds so much better to them...JK.. They are the same animal, there is no difference except maybe the time they have lived in the wild, But that is on an individual basis
2007-12-22 04:23:53 · answer #2 · answered by Matt D 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Being the same species means that they could produce viable offspring when mated, but they aren't exactly the same. Their environments are very different and this will have caused an evolutionary change in DNA and behavior.
2007-12-22 08:38:06 · answer #3 · answered by Katie R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Reindeers hang out with santa, thats why!
They know that Santa is watching them!!!
He Rox their sox!! Er, Hooves.
2007-12-22 05:05:20 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Tbird♥ 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they are very different ,Reindeer are small and grey
Caribou are big brownish with a white bottom
2007-12-22 10:07:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Same species but different subspecies.
2007-12-22 04:25:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason why certain dogs can be trained but Wolves can't.
2007-12-22 04:20:34 · answer #7 · answered by Tango 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋