Animal Fact Files's video: Reindeer facts: aka caribou Animal Fact Files

Reindeer, who are also known as caribou in North America, are some of the most iconic deer species because they represent what some consider the greatest time of the year. Reindeer can't fly like the legends tell and, in fact, because Santa's reindeer are typically represented with antlers this would imply all of Santa's reindeer are females! Male reindeer drop their antlers before Santa's holiday season sleigh ride, so the reindeer pulling his sled with their fancy antlers have to be females. Unfortunately, all this publicity isn't help to save this species from the global climate crisis. Scientific Name: Rangifer tarandus Range: arctic and sub-arctic regions of North America, northern Europe and Siberia Size: 180-400lbs (82-181kg); 33-59in (84-150cm) shoulder height Diet: lichen, leaves, grasses, mushrooms, etc. - they have been known to eat their own fallen antlers (likely for calcium) Lifespan: 8-10 years You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible, but we're only human; if you catch a mistake please let us know and provide a link for verification! --- All images, videos and sound effects used herein are 1) public domain, 2) used under a Creative Commons license, 3) used with the express permission of the copyright holder, or 4) used under the parameters of Fair Use law. Credits via Flickr: Timo Newton-Syms - https://www.flickr.com/photos/timo_w2s/50388405923; https://www.flickr.com/photos/timo_w2s/42377494915; https://www.flickr.com/photos/timo_w2s/49879164991; https://www.flickr.com/photos/timo_w2s/49879483012 Tnarik Innael - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tnarik/15557734015 Matt Zimmerman - https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattzim/4942402237 Western Arctic National Parkland - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nps_wear/37935310531 anokarina - https://www.flickr.com/photos/anokarina/33871265800 Credits via Wiki Users: Superchilum - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reindeer_Svalbard.ogv; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reindeers_Svalbard_1.ogv; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reindeers_Svalbard_2.ogv Manfred Werner - Tsui - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rangifer_tarandus_-_Inari_2013.ogv Frank Vincentz - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wuppertal_-_Zoo_-_Rangifer_tarandus_04_(1)_ies.webm; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wuppertal_-_Zoo_-_Rangifer_tarandus_01_(1).ogv Hedwig Storch - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MountRobsonPark-Rangifer_tarandus-KanadischesKaribu.ogv Other attributions: Ivan Talavera - https://vimeo.com/80007864 PapaJohn - https://vimeo.com/34943022 Shot in the Dark Productions - https://vimeo.com/244642710 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Conservation Training Center (USFWS/NCTC) - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caribou_(Rangifer_tarandus).webm YleArkisto - https://freesound.org/people/YleArkisto/sounds/250313 reinsamba - https://freesound.org/people/reinsamba/sounds/139053 Websites used for research collection: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Caribou/bhWJ2Kai3tEC https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ecology_of_Ungulates/0Wm787lQcSsC https://www.google.com/books/edition/Bones_and_Cartilage/y-RWPGDONlIC https://www.google.com/books/edition/Caribou_and_the_North/igy-SLZY_cwC https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Rangifer_tarandus https://www.fws.gov/pacific/images/feature/2018/forms/CaribouFactSheet.pdf https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/animals/mammal/rata/all.html https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/reindeer https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/fun-facts-about-reindeer-and-caribou http://iceage.museum.state.il.us/mammals/caribou-0 https://worlddeer.org/do-female-deer-have-antlers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reindeer This video is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ )*. *you can find information about all the different types of CC licenses here: https://creativecommons.org/ **changes were made to the original