Reindeer hooves

Reindeer Hooves pause... I used to hear them on the roof every year, and see the glow of a single red light reflect off the snow on the huge spruce outside my window. My older sister always seemed to have gone for a walk at the time. Gee, ;) I wonder why she always missed it....

Reindeer and caribou are the same species—called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America.

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The Svalbard Reindeer is the second smallest reindeer alive. This large male found us quite interesting as we were photographing arctic fox kits. While we were concentrating on the kits he and his partner slowly grazed their way towards us. Eventually I looked up and was surprised to see them so close. We backed off to the required distance and I shot this picture with the long telephoto at 1000mm. Technical Info Olympus OM-1 150-400mm lens Shutter Speed 1/500th Aperture F/6.3 ISO 200

The San Diego Zoo’s reindeer received a “cool” surprise this morning (Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017), when 16 tons of fresh, powdery snow was blown into their exhibit for them to enjoy. When the two female and one male reindeer entered their habitat, they immediately headed for the snow. “Our...

Reindeer - Drawing Animal - Vintage Russian Postcard art work V. Vatagin unused

Like anyone else with children, I love to see the wonder in their eyes at the magic of Christmas. I remember being young, believing in Santa, and enjoying

Cute babies, magical pee, and badass cold tolerance? This year, bring up reindeer facts during family Christmas dinner. You'll be glad you did.

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Reindeer have a unique mechanism in their eyes to cope with the long dark nights of winter: during the period of darkness, their eyes change from gold to blue. The blue eyes see less clearly, but they are a thousand times more sensitive to light. The color change occurs not on the iris, but on the tapetum lucidum, a reflective surface behind the central retina.

Two Svalbard reindeer calves (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) found on the Svalbard archipelago of the Norwegian Arctic. (Photo by Randall Hyman, St. Louis-based photojournalist and writer 2013)