With heavily muscled bodies, skinny legs, and strong hooves that balloon to the size of dinner plates come winter, mountain caribou — the "mountain ecotype" of the woodland caribou — are well adapted ...

This is a reference to the caribou's wide hooves, which make it possible to walk in deep snow. DESCRIPTION: Mountain caribou are the largest subspecies of caribou, with males approaching 600 pounds ...

Reindeer are a species of deer also known as caribou in certain regions ... with large claws attached that extend outward. These hooves distribute their weight and provide traction as well ...