Caribou eating tussock cottongrass heads
![Looking at underneath of caribou face as she is eats tussock cottongrass with a GPS-enabled video camera attached to collar.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/media/images/Thumbnail_Caribou_Eating_Eriophorum.png?itok=hf-nYiU8)
Detailed Description
Adult female caribou in the Porcupine herd equipped with a GPS-enabled video camera collar that shows the caribou’s point-of-view while consuming Eriophorum vaginatum (tussock cottongrass) heads within the coastal plain of the USFWS Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This video was collected in collaboration with the Yukon Government as part of a study on the influence of summer habitat conditions on the movements, activities, and foraging behaviors of the Porcupine caribou herd.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
USGS