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- Due to their association with Christmas as Santa Claus' magical flying helpers, people often wonder: are reindeer real? To answer the question, yes, they are real! These antlered mammals are found roaming the Arctic tundra and surrounding boreal forests of North America, Europe, and Siberia.
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Reindeer vary greatly in size and color from the smallest, the Svalbard reindeer (R. (t.) platyrhynchus), to the largest, Osborn's caribou (R. t. osborni). Although reindeer are quite numerous, some species and subspecies are in decline and considered vulnerable.
5 days ago · Reindeer, species of deer found in the Arctic tundra and adjacent boreal forests of Greenland, Scandinavia, Russia, Alaska, and Canada. There are two varieties: tundra reindeer and forest (or woodland) reindeer. Learn more about the characteristics, habitat, and diet of reindeer in this article.
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- The gestation period in reindeer is seven and a half months.
- The longevity of reindeer is about 15 years in the wild and 20 years in captivity.
- Reindeer and caribou are the same animals. Reindeer in North America are called caribou. They are found in the Arctic tundra and adjacent boreal fo...
- Reindeer are the only deer species in which females have antlers; in all other deer species, only the males have them.
- In winter reindeer rely on high-carbohydrate lichens called reindeer moss, which they reach by digging craters in the snow. The calf follows its mo...
- First: What Is A Reindeer?
- Click, Click, Click
- Antlers and Santa’s Reindeer
- About That Nose
- Real Reindeer Don’T Need The Glowing Nose, in Any Case
- Don’T Give Them Carrots…
- But Watch Your Pet Hamster
- And Then There Are The ‘Shrooms
- A Note About Conservation
What is the difference between a caribou and a reindeer? They’re actually both the same species, Rangifer tarandus. Generally, caribou are what we call these animals in North America, where they roam wild in Canada and Alaska. Reindeer is the name given to the species in Europe and Asia. There’s a further difference. Most reindeer in Eurasia are do...
Up on the housetop, click, click, click… If you had some reindeer prancing on your roof, you probably would hear a clicking sound. This is because reindeer have tendons that slide over foot bones as they walk, producing a loud click. Many sourceshypothesize that this click allows reindeer to hear each other in harsh or foggy weather, thus enabling ...
For most in North America, white-tailed and mule deer are the most familiar antlered animals. We know that bucks have antlers and does do not. This is also true for elk, moose and other members of the deer family. Except reindeer. Both sexes of caribou and reindeer carry antlers. Many fictional depictions – like the ever-popular Rudolph television ...
Reindeer noses are incredible, just not for the reason you think. When you exhale in the cold air, you will see steam. Your breath is warmer than the air, of course. You will not see this for a reindeer. As reported by the BBC, the reindeer’s nose cavity actually cools air coming from the lungs by an astonishing 70 degrees Fahrenheit before it is e...
Robert May was a copywriter for the Montgomery Ward department store chain who was assigned to write a holiday story about an animal in 1939. As he stared out his Chicago window, as writers are known to do, he noticed thick fog, which got him wondering how Santa’s reindeer could navigate. Hence the story of Rudolph was born. However, real reindeer ...
My brother and I always used to leave out carrots for Santa’s reindeer, never considering that Donner and Blixen would likely receive millions of carrots over the course of the evening. Naturally, a team of researchers sought to quantify just how many carrots reindeer receive on Christmas eve. As reported in the Independent, they found that there a...
Oddly, while carrots are not on the reindeer menu, there are lots of stories online of them eating lemmings. Lemmings are the infamously cyclical and abundant rodents of the Arctic, and apparently reindeer dine on them when they trample them. While nearly all references carnivorous reindeer are anecdotal, this may not be as outlandish as it sounds....
Here’s a bit of Rudolph trivia: When Robert May submitted the first draft of his story to Montgomery Ward executives, they reviewed and promptly rejected it. In a story that will be horrifyingly familiar to anyone who has ever been subject to editing by committee, the execs believed that readers would think Rudolph was a drunk. At the time, a red n...
Reindeer are incredible creatures, but they are in trouble. They may be one of the animal most affected by climate change. New energy development and other habitat loss is taking a toll. Their migration routes, some of the longest among mammals, can be easily disrupted. Wild reindeer and caribou have experienced at least 40 percent population decli...
- Reindeer aren’t real. We’re not quite sure how this myth got started, considering that we’ve seen these animals with our own two eyes, but we’re here to debunk it!
- Reindeer are wild animals. One of the common misconceptions people have about our reindeer is that we took them from the wild and put them in cages.
- Female reindeer don’t have antlers. While it’s usually easy to tell a bull from a cow, reindeer don’t make it so easy. Both male and female reindeer grow antlers, albeit for different purposes.
- Reindeer eat carrots. You may not believe it, but that bright orange carrot you leave Rudolph every Christmas Eve isn’t his favorite treat. In an article for The Independent, Phil Endsor of The Reindeer Whisperer(opens in a new tab) debunked this myth, noting that “reindeer struggle to digest carrots because they don’t have any incisor teeth on their upper jaw.
Sep 18, 2023 · To answer the question, yes, they are real! These antlered mammals are found roaming the Arctic tundra and surrounding boreal forests of North America, Europe, and Siberia. In those remote settings, reindeer are seen as a bit of a mystery. (But before you ask: no, reindeer cannot fly!)
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Mar 15, 2024 · As we continue to explore the enchanting world of reindeer, we’ll delve into the facts and myths surrounding these extraordinary animals to better understand where reality meets fantasy. Yes, Reindeer Are Real! Reindeer, also known as caribou, belong to the species
Reindeer Facts Overview. There are many different subspecies of reindeer, however there is a lot of differing opinion on how many there actually are. Some of them include the Labrador caribou, porcupine/Grants caribou and peary caribou which are all found in tundra regions.
