Reindeer are a type of deer that has evolved to endure harsh winters in freezing climates. They are the only deer species ...

When Santa's exhausted reindeer finally set down their sleigh in the deep snow of the North Pole early Christmas morning, it's not Rudolph's radiant red nose that will help them find sustenance in ...

These reindeer were nearly driven to extinction in the early 20 th century from excessive hunting. However, the total population on the archipelago is double the population in 1989, now around 22,000.

“A peculiar trait of reindeer is their reliance on this one type of lichen,” study co-author and Dartmouth College anthropologist and evolutionary biologist Nathaniel Dominy said in a statement.

While scientific evidence suggests that reindeer sense and react to UV light, they are not the only mammal capable of such a feat.. To orient ourselves, recall that the visible light spectrum for ...

She says reindeer are the only type of deer in which both males and females grow antlers. Male reindeer shed their antlers in November, while female reindeer keep theirs through the winter until ...

He says reindeer eyes can detect ultraviolet light, the type of light that can be harmful to human eyes. DOMINY: One idea is that the reason why reindeer have this special visual system is to see ...

Instead, researchers from Dartmouth and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland report that the eyes of Rudolph and his reindeer brethren may have evolved so that they can spot their favorite ...