Which reindeer have antlers

Full Menu Search Menu. Close Local your local region National. Search Submit search Quick Search. Comments Close comments menu. Video link. Close X. Click to scroll back to top of the page Back to top. By Staff The Canadian Press. Posted December 19, pm. Updated December 19, pm. Who else but females could haul an old fat guy in a red flannel suit all around the world in one night without stopping to ask for directions!!

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It was always my understanding that Santa only employes magical reindeer, who also has other special attributes: flying, landing on rooftops, remembering which chimney was last and which was the next one, moving at ultra high speeds So, males also were able to keep their antlers permanently. So there! This assumes that "artist's conception" illustrations we've seen are an accurate representation of the genuine article. So far as I am aware, there is as yet no clear photographic evidence available for examination.

Skip to main content. Hint: It's All in the Antlers. By The Editors. December 21, Source: The Old Farmer's Almanac. Related Articles Holidays Amusements. Tags reindeer rudolph Christmas.

What do you want to read next? The Rundown on Reindeer. Simple Christmas Table Decorations Christmas Firsts: The Origins of Clearing up this misconception is important, at least to one pro-woman Twitter user, who wanted to make sure everybody on social media knew the truth.

Three years ago, Cat Reynolds tweeted the following message, which has racked up endless likes and retweets to date.

But according to science, Christmas carolers and holiday hangers-on have had it all wrong all along. Besides, of the 40 various species of deer on Earth, only the reindeer species features females with antlers.

Not only that, females have an edge over males in another important way. According to LiveScience , in preparation for winter, female reindeer build up to nearly 50 percent body fat. The additional weight gives them a couple extra inches of thick fat on their hindquarters, which helps keep them warm in temperatures as low as degrees Fahrenheit.