This fact file is all about reindeer in the series mammals. This year, bring up reindeer facts during family christmas dinner. He loses up to 35 percent of his body mass despite his dominant status or proximity to. The reindeer is a species of deer living in arctic regions.
A reindeer s bodyfrom its antlers and nose, to its coat, wide hooves, and long legsis adapted to the cold habitat. Reindeer are not considered fully domesticated, as they generally roam free on pasture grounds. Reindeer fact sheet the reindeer, also known as the caribou in north america, is a deer from the arctic and subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. Uncles and antlers get in the holiday spirit and count from one to eight in this playful tribute to a team of reindeer relatives, each quirky and fun. May wrote the story of the most famous reindeer of all as a christmas coloring book for his employer. Males weight from 160 to 180 kilogram 352 to 396 pounds, depending on time of year. Also known as caribou, these large deer can grow to up to 220 cm long and weight over 300 kg. Reindeer babies do not have spots on their fur, like most other deer babies have. Uncles and antlers get in the holiday spirit and count from one to eight in this playful tribute to a. Reindeer are best known for pulling santas sleigh, flying all over the world on christmas night. One of the best ways to learn about reindeer is through books. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Dec 18, 2016 welcome to another episode of natural world facts. Long, long ago, far to the north and high in the snowy mountains, where you could ski for days and never see another soul. Reindeer facts mini book by deeannmoran teachers pay teachers. Everyone loves santas famous sleigh driver, rudolph the rednosed reindeer. She has written all the titles in the awardwinning thats not my. Learn about reindeer and enjoy colorful pictures look and learn. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The behavior of male reindeer, or bulls, greatly changes during the rut the mating season. The female reindeer also called a cow will mate with the reindeer who was the better fighter. Rudolph, which means famous wolf in german, was not introduced until 1939 when robert l.
Learn more about the characteristics, habitat, and diet of reindeer in this article. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Known as reindeer in europe and asia, caribou live in the cold regions of north america, greenland, northern europe, and east asia. Male reindeer grow to 28 to 53 inches 70 to 5 centimeters tall from hooves to shoulder, and around 5. A male deer can measure up to 215 cm in length and weigh up to 310 kg. Diseasewise, a bacterium known to cattle, sheep, and goats called brucella is a also a threat to reindeer, but as long as santa keeps a closed herd, meaning no new additions and no exposure to outside reindeer, infectious disease shouldnt be much of a worry. The subarctic and arctic deer called reindeer in europe is more commonly called caribou in north america, though the legend of santa clauss magic sleigh ensures the former term is widely familiar around the globe. People of the reindeer survival international has campaigned for the rights of reindeer herding tribes for decades.
Reindeer have been hunted by humans since the stone age. Remarkable reindeer a wonderful picture book full of facts about reindeer. Known as caribou in north america, reindeer live in the cold regions of north america, greenland, and northern europe to east asia. No, reindeer and caribou can swim strongly for miles at a time. That is why iucn gives the status for reindeer as vulnerable animals. The reindeer wish lori evert, author per breiehagen, illustrator random house for kids, fiction, oct. Reindeer come in a variety of colors, depending on the subspecies, the region, the sex, and even. In 2001, harrods store in london had to replace santas reindeer and sleigh with a horse. Born for speed, a reindeer calf can follow its mother within one hour of birth, and can outrun a human after only one day. In north america, they are called caribou in the wild and when they are domesticated they are called reindeer. Merry christmas everyone reindeer or caribou belong to the deer family, which.
The reindeer people is the first in a series of reissues of megan lindholms robin hobb classic backlist titles. Ice age engravings in a cave in france contain a reindeer and the artwork has been dated from 12,000 to 10,500 bc. The christmas wish by lori evert enjoy this magical christmas story about a young girl who wants to be one of santas else. Reindeer have been herded for centuries by several arctic and subarctic peoples, including the sami, the nenets and the yakuts. Tales of ability to fly to pull santas sleigh and other such stories have made them a fun focus for people both young and old. Technically speaking, to cross state lines in the u. American reindeer have mainly brown coats with darker legs, while asian and european reindeer are greyer. These animals are part of the deer family, or cervidae, which includes deer, elk, moose and wapiti. The average reindeer weight females weight from 80 to 120 kilograms 176 to 264 pounds.
Reindeer are adapted to the chilly climes of the arctic tundra, including scandinavia shown, as they sport hollow. They are raised for their meat, hides and antlers and, to a lesser extent, for milk and transportation. A few populations of north american reindeer travel up to 3100 miles per year, covering around 23 miles per day. The word caribou, according to the government of yukon, stems from the moniker xalibu from the micmac people, which means. During the fall male reindeer also called bulls with fight each other using their antlers. Facts about the size of male reindeer fully grown they reach the height of 46 inches an adult can weigh up to 300 pounds. During this time, they are aggressive, destructive, and dangerous both to handlers and other reindeer the activity of the rut adversely affects a male reindeer s health.
She started working at usborne in 1989 and has written and edited hundreds of books including baby and novelty, sticker, art and craft, cookery, science and activity books. Christmas is coming soon and one of the animals most associated with christmas are the reindeer who pull santas sleigh. Reindeer can eat up to 12 pounds of food every day. Reindeer facts reindeer have been around for a long time. A reindeers bodyfrom its antlers and nose, to its coat, wide hooves, and long legsis adapted to the cold habitat. Rudolph the rednosed reindeer began guiding santas sleigh in 1939, when robert l. Some subspecies of reindeer have numerous populations. In europes reindeer age 16,000 years ago, reindeer were abundant. Reindeer live in the far northern regions of north america, europe, and asia. May wrote a childrens book for montgomery ward titled rudolph the rednosed reindeer. Also check out christmas facts, santa facts and santas elves facts for kids.
A reindeer is a reindeer everywhere in the world apart from north america where its known as a caribou. Sep 29, 2016 reindeer dont fly, but they do sometimes have red noses. Descriptive nonfiction, 191 words, lexile 410l level 1 grades k1. A nonfiction book with vivid photographs, this book teaches about a day in the life of a polar reindeer. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about reindeer names. The collective name for a group of reindeer is a herd the sound made by a reindeer is referred to as a bellow. They like to move around a lot and rarely stay in one place for very long.
Young reindeer become mature when they are 2 year old. Svalbard reindeer have the shortest legs of any of the reindeer, and do not move far or fast while walking books dont say how fast they move while flying. Cute as this image may be, there is so much more to these fascinating creature s traditionally from europes northern tundra. They eat grass, leaves, and twigs, as well as lichen, a mosslike plant. The reindeer seen on todays show are from santas workshop, a theme park in north pole, new york. Christmas, wishes, reindeer, arctic region, nature, adventure, friendship opening. It has beautiful photographs, and would be a great way to teach students some real facts about reindeer. Printable reindeer puzzles pin8facebooktweet here is a basic reindeer puzzle you can print. Cool facts for kids is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to. They live in forests and the arctic tundra, or treeless plains of the far north. Now reindeer cant actually fly, but here are a lot of.
When people think of reindeer, the y often visualize rudolf and his friends pulling santas sleigh. American reindeer have mainly brown coats with darker legs. Unlike many deer species, reindeer calves are born without spots. However, there is much to learn about this large animals that are found in the colder climates around the world. A highly nomadic species, reindeer may travel 3,000 miles in a year, the longest documented movements of. The reindeer has become somewhat of a whimsical creature. The siberian government has proposed a cull of 250,000 reindeer before christmas this year. Weve also provided affiliate links so you can learn more about each selection. Caribou are native to north america, whereas reindeer are native to northern europe and asia. American caribou have mainly brown coats with darker legs, while asian and european reindeer are grayer.
The idea of santas traditional flying reindeer originated in 1822 with the night before christmas by clement clarke moore, but humans have been depicting reindeer in flight for millennia. Dec 20, 2012 svalbard reindeer have the shortest legs of any of the reindeer, and do not move far or fast while walking books dont say how fast they move while flying. The reindeer is a species of deer native to arctic areas of scandinavia, greenland, canada and russia. You can print this letter from santa with a recipe for reindeer food, along. Reindeer usually live to be 1215 years old, sometimes they can live to be 20 years old.
Brown reindeer printable book a to z teacher stuff. Reindeer, species of deer found in the arctic tundra and adjacent boreal forests of greenland, scandinavia, russia, alaska, and canada. See more of jim knox on jim knoxs wild zoofari, a liveaction wildlife series airing on pbs that teaches kids about wildlife conservation. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one has already gone extinct. Its the perfect length for reading to young children. In this seasonal gallery, survival reveals extraordinary facts about the reindeer. It is set in the harsh wilderness of a prehistoric north america, and tells the story of a tribe of nomads and hunters as they try to survive, battling against enemy tribes, marauding packs of wolves and the very land itself. A highly nomadic species, reindeer may travel 3,000 miles in a year, the longest documented movements of any terrestrial mammal. Reindeers definition of reindeers by the free dictionary. Compared to other members of the deer family, reindeer have thicker bodies and shorter legs. The book gives some interesting facts about reindeer.
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