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caribou

The reindeer of North America.

Caribou

City in Aroostook County, northeastern Maine, USA, on the Aroostook River, 32 km/20 mi from the New Brunswick border and 21 km/13 mi north of Presque Isle; population (1990) 9,400. Named after the animal plentiful in the area at one time, it is a shipping centre for the Aroostook potato region and a gateway to the Allagash and other recreation areas. Industries include potato and sugar beet processing, fertilizer manufacture, and steam and diesel generation.



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As he rolled over on his elbow he was startled by a loud snort, and saw a bull caribou regarding him with alert curiosity.
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A shift of four points into the south-west, coming just at the right time as they entered upon Caribou Crossing, drove them down that connecting link to lakes Tagish and Marsh.
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Liked the looks of it, she said, seeing, in her own words, 'a big bull caribou knee-deep in purple iris on the valley-bottom.
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