1. There Are Eight Subspecies Of Reindeer. Reindeer are one of the forty-three species of deer that exist worldwide. They are also the fifth largest deer species in the world.

Sven the reindeer at the Columbus Zoo is going through the natural, albeit somewhat scary-looking, process of dropping his antlers Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Reindeer have more prominent and denser antlers than whitetail deer. However, the critical difference is in sexual dimorphism. Female reindeer have antlers, while female whitetail deer don’t.

Each year after the breeding season ends, male reindeer shed their impressive, branching antlers that they grow. Lenni, the six-year-old European forest reindeer at Scotland's Highland Wildlife ...

The animal's keeper kindly crafts a pair of fake antlers. By Alice Stewart Published: 22 December 2012 A reindeer has been given some fake antlers after her real ones failed to grow.

The original Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer was a fictional character created in a booklet written by Robert May for Christmas 1939. Almost all male deer grow antlers and they use these to fight ...

OH DEER Reindeer with antlers through its eyes leaves shoppers horrified – but that’s not the only festive flop as these funny photos prove ...

Female reindeer have antlers. Antlers are branched bones that shed and grow back every year. These ornaments are exclusive to the deer family, which includes moose and elk.

HELSINKI — Rudolph the reindeer is having a glittering antler makeover — the latest attempt to halt some of the thousands of road deaths of the roaming caribou in the wilds of Finland.

The growth of antlers among the females of the deer species is only normal in female reindeer. 4. A Reindeer Grows New Antlers Every Year . Reindeer grow new antlers yearly.

The reindeer is called caribou in North America but retains the name reindeer across Europe and Asia. However, when caribou are domesticated in North America, they are referred to as reindeer ...