Caribou
What family of animals do caribou belong to?
Deer
Why do animals
migrate?
To find a place for breeding or to find food.
Which is the predator, the grizzly bear or the Porcupine caribou?
grizzly bear
Another word for living even though there are difficult circumstances
survival
When a group of animals population decreases a lot it becomes:
an endangered species
Why is this group of caribou called the Porcupine caribou?
It's the name of the river they cross.
What time of the year do the Porcupine caribou migrate?
spring
What is a predator?
An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
What is the name of the group of humans who have depended on the Porcupine herd for survival for centuries?
Gwich’in people
Alaska and Canada both have territory that is part of what place?
the arctic
When Porcupine caribou move back and forth between Canada and Alaska, what do we call that movement?
Migration
Where do the caribou go to have their calves?
On the coastal plains
Why do grizzly bears follow the porcupine caribou to the coastal plains?
To eat their calves
Land, minerals, plants, and animals that people have available to meet their needs
resources
Ecosystems need to be in ______ for them to be healthy.
balance
What is the main food of the Porcupine caribou?
Lichen
Why do the Porcupine Caribou go to the coastal plains to have their babies?
Because the snow melts earlier and the new plants appear soonest
Why do the grizzly bears eat calves?
Easier to catch than adult caribou.
What does the name Gwich'in mean?
the people
Plants or animals including ones so small you cannot see them without using a microscope
organisms
What are two specific reasons the Porcupine caribou migrate?
To find food and have their calfs.
What is the word for animals or humans living in an area often in large numbers?
populate
What will happen to the herd of Porcupine caribou if the grizzly bears kill too many calves?
Become endangered
Give four reasons the Gwich’in hunt the Porcupine caribou
Food, clothing, tools, shelter
What two factors might contribute to a species becoming endangered?