What a twist of names that is. 3. Both Male And Female Reindeer Grow Antlers In most deer species, only the males grow antlers. However, both male and female reindeer grow antlers. There are rare ...

It’s a common belief in the world of deer that males have antlers and females don’t, but reindeer serve as the exception. Both male and female reindeer grow antlers. This is a trait that no ...

Here's something to ponder as you deck the halls: According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year (the only members of the ...

Only female reindeer still have antlers at Christmas; the males of the species shed their headgear before mid-December. "Male reindeer actually cast their antlers before Christmas, so they don't ...

While it's true that in most deer species, the males grow antlers, both female and male reindeer can grow 'em! This obviously raises so many questions—some pertaining to the biology of reindeer ...

Reindeer are 28 to 53 inches tall at shoulder height. Females weigh 121 to 308 pounds and males weigh 140 to 550 pounds, depending on the time of the year. Antlers are arguably the reindeer’s ...

It’s not always easy to tell the sex of a reindeer. In most deer species, only the male grows antlers, but that’s not true for most reindeer. Although the females in certain populations do not ...

Illegal hunting for meat, fur, and newly grown antlers—along with the warming climate—are depleting wild reindeer on Russia’s Taymyr Peninsula. Herders gather semi-domesticated reindeer in a ...

But viral posts claim all of Santa’s reindeer are actually female because male reindeer lose their antlers in the winter. Some people online also claim real reindeer can have red noses like ...

However, when caribou are domesticated in North America, they are referred to as reindeer. What a twist of names that is. In most deer species, only the males grow antlers. However, both male and ...