How to Use caribou in a Sentence

caribou

noun
  • The caribou are at the heart of the wild food web in this part of the world.
    — Eva Holland, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Nobody knows where the caribou have gone.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Five caribou stood licking at the stain.
    — Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Imagine a hunter trying to tell me how to reach his downed caribou.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022
  • By now the hunters had their sheep, caribou, and moose, and there was only one bear to go.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • The five wolves were converging on the caribou at the coal seep.
    — Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
  • About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • The packtrain was winding down the trail headed for an old caribou kill near a lake.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • The porcupine caribou come to the coastal plain in summer to give birth to their young.
    — Popular Science, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Locals say the caribou have cycled up and down for centuries.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2023
  • The area is home to calving caribou, polar bears and other wildlife.
    — New York Times, 8 July 2019
  • The men had been hunting caribou somewhere in the west, without luck.
    — Neil Shea, National Geographic, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Halfway through it, a giant bull caribou walked in to 20 yards.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2020
  • The coastal plain was filled with migratory birds and caribou.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Female caribou shed their antlers just days before giving birth.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The river delivered salmon; hunters stalked caribou in the fall.
    — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2019
  • In the fall, when the caribou’s antlers and meat were in their prime, hunters moved to the ridge to prepare for winter.
    — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The caribou are scattered from one end of the Denali to the other.
    — John Schandelmeier, Alaska Dispatch News, 28 Aug. 2017
  • People here have made their lives alongside migrating caribou since the end of the last ice age.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2019
  • The Denali, at least on the east side of the highway, is devoid of caribou.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The caribou remained intent on the performing wolf in front of her.
    — Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Both male and female reindeer and caribou grow antlers, a trait unique in the deer family.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The creatures may have been more adaptable and widespread than caribou are today.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 17 May 2020
  • The wolf on the flat trotted to the edge of the bank above the unsuspecting caribou and peeked over at them.
    — Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Now, with about half as many caribou, the herd travels only about 775 miles each year.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2020
  • There are other theories as to why female caribou have antlers.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This could be a boon for bird hunters who have been unable to hunt their Nelchina caribou permits.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2021
  • The sanctuary also has caribou, wolves, bears, a bald eagle and more.
    — Hayley Sanchez, The Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2017
  • In addition to being a handsome trophy, a caribou is just about the right size.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 12 June 2020
  • Or show up in August when the caribou begin their migration through the park.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025

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