Amazing nature #42 - 9 very interesting facts you need to know about reindeer πŸ¦ŒπŸŽ„πŸŽ… by flamingirl

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Amazing nature #42 - 9 very interesting facts you need to know about reindeer πŸ¦ŒπŸŽ„πŸŽ…
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We are about to finish the year and was overlooking an animal that is part of the tradition of millions of people in the world, it is the reindeer, that mammal known to be present in the illustrations of the sled of Santa Claus, we will know at least 9 interesting things about reindeer. Let's get started.


# <center>9 very interesting facts you need to know about reindeer</center>

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# <center>1. Reindeer and caribou</center>

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For a long time it had been thought that the Asian and European reindeer plus the American Caribbean were the same species, but scientific studies showed revealing results, the study shows that the 3 are totally different, because due to the sites that despite having very similar temperatures developed in different ways, although their similarity is no coincidence, the 3 species are related. And their average appearance is at least 21000 years.


<center>https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/12/15/16/reindeer-lapland.jpg</center>
<center>[source](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/12/15/16/reindeer-lapland.jpg)</center>


# <center>2. Reindeer can run from birth</center>

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There is something that reindeer do very well, they are very good runners, so much so that they can do it from birth, the first hours of birth the reindeer baby can run with good disposition, although in moments will fall, after a few hours and will have traveled a few miles.Β 


<center>https://images.immediate.co.uk/volatile/sites/22/2018/09/Reindeer_and_calf_GettyImages-81d4ef5.jpg?quality=90&lb=620,413&background=white</center>
<center>[source](https://images.immediate.co.uk/volatile/sites/22/2018/09/Reindeer_and_calf_GettyImages-81d4ef5.jpg?quality=90&lb=620,413&background=white)</center>


# <center>3. Reindeer move their legs</center>

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In nature there are animals that molt skin, as is the case of snakes and some insects, even the human does it even if it is almost imperceptible, the reindeer does something similar, depending on the seasons of the year change the hoofs or legs, this with the purpose of for example: In summer they become soft and spongy in order to be able to move through the tuntas; in winter, they will become hard and tense, seeing the cartilage itself this allows you to effectively look for food in the hard winter, so you can dig as if your legs were a powerful construction shovels.


<center>https://www.animalaid.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nintchdbpict000288103287-992x561.jpg</center>
<center>[source](https://www.animalaid.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nintchdbpict000288103287-992x561.jpg)</center>


# <center>4. Reindeer could detect ultraviolet light</center>

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Other scientific studies show that the reindeer is the only animal on the planet that can detect ultraviolet light, in order to clearly see its food, this ability may have developed due to the intense whiteness that tends to create mirages and intense reflections, making it impossible to see any living being.


<center>http://sciencenordic.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/620x/reinsyn2_None.jpg</center>
<center>[source](http://sciencenordic.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/620x/reinsyn2_None.jpg)</center>


# <center>5. Reindeer antlers</center>

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Both females and males have their respective antlers, except that females lose their antlers when the winter approaches, and males when it is mid-winter itself.


<center>https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2016/12/reindeer-mar-may.jpg</center>
<center>[source](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2016/12/reindeer-mar-may.jpg)</center>


<center>https://staging.pbs.org/newshour/app/uploads/2016/12/reindeer-oct-nov-1-1024x805.jpg</center>
<center>[source](https://staging.pbs.org/newshour/app/uploads/2016/12/reindeer-oct-nov-1-1024x805.jpg)</center>


<center>https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2016/12/reindeer-dec-feb-1.jpg</center>
<center>[source](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2016/12/reindeer-dec-feb-1.jpg)</center>


# <center>6. Reindeer do not fly, but run fast</center>

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As the popular myth says, reindeer supposedly fly, but as we know the reality is different, the reindeer unfortunately do not fly, but as they are good runners they can reach a surprising mileage of 80km/h, especially when they are being chased by some predator.



<center>https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20171223_STP001_0.jpg</center>
<center>[source](https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20171223_STP001_0.jpg)</center>


# <center>7. How can reindeer live in the cold?</center>

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Of course, they can live in the most hostile conditions of the Arctic, the polar cold is the most powerful because it always drops at least 10 degrees below zero. But reindeer can quietly survive thanks to an advance of their genetic engineering that provides them with hollow hairs which are full of warm air that allow them to have a somewhat warm body and thus spend their lives in these extremely cold climates.


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<center>[source](https://www.maxim.com/.image/t_share/MTM1MTQzMjA3MDE2ODk2OTkw/placeholder-title.jpg)</center>


# <center>8. Curious reindeer vocalizations</center>

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Reindeer are usually silent, but sometimes you can hear them intoning peculiar vocalizations, males for example usually emit sounds in autumn, these vocalizations attract females in their season of apparition, and females emit them only in the first after giving birth to their young, only for a few months.


<center>https://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2016/12/reindeer-antlers.jpg.860x0_q70_crop-scale.jpg</center>
<center>[source](https://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2016/12/reindeer-antlers.jpg.860x0_q70_crop-scale.jpg)</center>


# <center>9. Reindeer lived farther south than believed.</center>

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The reindeer have historically been located in the northernmost areas of the planet, although in the nineteenth century was recorded a population that reached Idaho United States, but poaching, completely extinguished the reindeer in these southern areas.


<center>https://arcticwwf.org/site/assets/files/1145/medium_ww1110479.1200x0.jpg</center>
<center>[source](https://arcticwwf.org/site/assets/files/1145/medium_ww1110479.1200x0.jpg)</center>


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