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HOLIDAY ANIMAL HUMOR
Easter
Christmas
REINDEER
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male
and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer
drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to
Mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring.
Therefore, according to every historical rendition depicting Santa's reindeer, every single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl.
We should have known! Only women, while pregnant, would be able to drag a fat man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost!
Trivia:
Where does the "click, click, click" part of “Up on the housetop, click, click, click…” come from? The clicking sound comes from tendons in the reindeer’s feet slipping over the bones. To hear this sound--along with some reindeer grunts--click the arrow to the right below the image. Reindeer sounds provided by Kathy Turco of Alaska’s Spirit Speaks: Sound & Science. listen
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