Caribou and elk both communicate but with different sounds. An elk is known for its bugling sounds during the breeding season. This sound is high-pitched and has been compared to a whistling howl.

The Caribou-Vita count was down from 2023, when crews tallied 227 elk – 96 in Minnesota and 131 in Manitoba – but the DNR only surveyed the first 4¾ miles in Canada this year, LaSharr said ...

Well, reindeer are as real as caribou; in fact, they are the same species — members of the deer family along with elk and moose. Reindeer are denizens of the Arctic tundra from Europe to Siberia.