Reindeer Facts
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The reindeer, known as caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus).
Domesticated reindeer are mostly found in northern Scandinavia and Russia, and wild reindeer are mostly found in Norway, North America, Greenland and Iceland (where they were introduced by humans in the 18th century).
Reindeer have a four-chambered stomach. They mainly eat lichens in winter, especially reindeer moss. On occasion they will also feed on lemmings, arctic char, and bird eggs.
Reindeer have specialized noses featuring nasal turbinate bones that dramatically increase the surface area within the nostrils. Incoming cold air is warmed by the animal's body heat before entering the lungs,
Reindeer hooves adapt to the season: in the summer, the footpads become spongy and provide extra traction. In the winter, the pads shrink and tighten, exposing the rim of the hoof which cuts into the ice and crusted snow
The reindeer coat has two layers of fur, a dense woolly undercoat and longer-haired overcoat consisting of hollow, air-filled hairs.
Santa Claus' reindeer were first named in the 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, where they are called Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dunder and Blixem. Dunder was later changed to Donder and ? in other works ? Donner, and Blixem was later changed to Blitzen.
Rudolph was not part of the original poem
The name of a male is referred to as a buck
The name of a female is referred to as a doe
The name or offspring, or a baby Reindeer, is a fawn

The collective name for a group of Reindeer is a herd

The sound made by a Reindeer is referred to as a bellow
Both male and female reindeer grow antlers
Antlers are shed during the winter
Domesticated reindeer are mostly found in northern Scandinavia and Russia, and wild reindeer are mostly found in Norway, North America, Greenland and Iceland (where they were introduced by humans in the 18th century).
Reindeer have a four-chambered stomach. They mainly eat lichens in winter, especially reindeer moss. On occasion they will also feed on lemmings, arctic char, and bird eggs.
Reindeer have specialized noses featuring nasal turbinate bones that dramatically increase the surface area within the nostrils. Incoming cold air is warmed by the animal's body heat before entering the lungs,
Reindeer hooves adapt to the season: in the summer, the footpads become spongy and provide extra traction. In the winter, the pads shrink and tighten, exposing the rim of the hoof which cuts into the ice and crusted snow
The reindeer coat has two layers of fur, a dense woolly undercoat and longer-haired overcoat consisting of hollow, air-filled hairs.
Santa Claus' reindeer were first named in the 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, where they are called Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dunder and Blixem. Dunder was later changed to Donder and ? in other works ? Donner, and Blixem was later changed to Blitzen.
Rudolph was not part of the original poem
The name of a male is referred to as a buck
The name of a female is referred to as a doe
The name or offspring, or a baby Reindeer, is a fawn

The collective name for a group of Reindeer is a herd

The sound made by a Reindeer is referred to as a bellow
Both male and female reindeer grow antlers
Antlers are shed during the winter
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