Look who we found peeking at us in our backyard at our Seekonk location! Could it be one of Santa’s reindeer? We are not sure but we sure can learn a lot about reindeer and now that we have seen a real one, we can’t wait to learn more! Here are some fun facts about our friendly visitor! Reindeer are also known as Caribou. In Europe they are called Reindeer all the time. America we called them Caribou in the wild and when domesticated we call them Reindeer. Scientific Name: Rangifer Tarasndus. Reindeer live in the Northern parts of North America including Canada and Alaska also in Europe, Russia and Greenland. Lets not forget with Santa at the North Pole. They live on tundras. A tundra is a vast flat, treeless Arctic Region. Reindeer are herbivores meaning they are plant eaters. They eat lichen a type of moss, grass and plants. A reindeer can live up to 15 years in the wild. A reindeer has brown soft fur with white fur on their neck and parts of their back. They can weigh anywhere between 240-700 pounds. Reindeer are usually 4-5 ft tall not including their antlers. Their antlers are 3ft tall! Did you know that reindeer are the only deer in which both male and females grow antlers. They shed their antlers in the winter. Like a human’s fingerprint no two reindeer antlers are exactly the same. Reindeer migrate, during the winter reindeer’s migrate South. During the summer they migrate North. The trip is 1,200 miles roundtrip. That is one of the world’s largest migrations. Their hooves are used to dig for food in the snow. The outer edges of their hooves are sharp while help them walk on ice and rocks. Did you know that reindeer can run 50 miles per hour! A male reindeer is called a Buck. A female reindeer is called a Doe A baby reindeer is called a Fawn A mother usually gives birth to one fawn a year but sometimes two are born. A fawn is usually 10-11 pounds when born. A reindeer’s milk has more fat than cow’s milk.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 02:39:08 +0000
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