A caribou is a large deer of the cold north of North America. It is the same kind of animal Europeans call a reindeer; the difference is mostly the name and the place.

A caribou is a large deer of the cold north of North America是北美洲寒冷北方地區的一種大型鹿。It is the same kind of animal Europeans call a reindeer牠跟歐洲人說的 reindeer（馴鹿）是同一種動物; the difference is mostly the name and the place差別主要在名稱和所在地區。

Caribou live in herds, and in winter they use their hooves and noses to push snow aside and reach the plants underneath.

Caribou live in herds馴鹿群居生活, and in winter they use their hooves and noses to push snow aside冬天牠們會用蹄子和鼻子把雪撥開 and reach the plants underneath好吃到雪下面的植物。

The word came into English from Canadian French, and before that from Mi'kmaq, a First Nations language of eastern Canada. In Mi'kmaq the name is tied to shovelling snow — which is rather a good picture of the animal.

The word came into English from Canadian French這個字是從加拿大法語進入英文的, and before that from Mi'kmaq而在那之前是來自 Mi'kmaq 語, a First Nations language of eastern Canada這是加拿大東部一個原住民族的語言。In Mi'kmaq the name is tied to shovelling snow在 Mi'kmaq 語裡，這個名字跟「鏟雪」這個動作有關 — which is rather a good picture of the animal這其實蠻能描繪出這種動物的樣子。

You will see the word in writing about Canada, Alaska, and the Arctic, not in British farm talk.

You will see the word in writing about Canada, Alaska, and the Arctic你會在寫加拿大、阿拉斯加和北極地區的文章裡看到這個字, not in British farm talk而不是在英國的農場用語裡。