Caribou, like moose, are Denali residents. Both are members of the deer family but they are very different in diet, behavior, and appearance. Caribou are significantly smaller. They are most impressive when seen collectively, in vast herds, on their long migrations. Adult males can have very large and visually striking antlers (females have much smaller antlers), but individual caribou don't have the solemn and vaguely threatening majesty of moose. Perhaps the familiarity of Christmas reindeer (caribou and reindeer share the same name; domestication is the main difference) and Rudolph's friendly anthropomorphism make caribou seem more common and less wild. And purely from the standpoint of superficial cosmetics, individual caribou sometimes look a little frayed and worn, especially if their antlers still have velvet (as these animals did in May). 

Individual caribou and small family groups are scattered around Denali.  

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Mothers and calves relax on a hillside absorbing the available warmth on a sunny day. 
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A small band scratches out a lunch of leaves. They will focus on lichen as snows approach.  EF4A7999 EF4A8015