Interesting Facts About Reindeer

The animal with cute babies, cold tolerance ability and magical pee

is how reindeer is described. They are not just the companions of Santa Claus, instead there is more to them than just that. They are called by several names, including Hreinin and caribou. Hreinin is from the Old Norse which means horned animal and Caribou is a French word which means Snow Shoveler. You can term the reindeers as semi - domesticated animal which is used for fur, milk, meat as well as transportation. They are counted as one of the cutest animals on the face of the face of the earth. The face of a baby reindeer will make you cry out 'oh so sweet' and they are so cuddly and huggable. If you are feeling down, then the picture of baby reindeer is sure to perk you up and bring a smile on your face. You can definitely try this out once the next time, you feel down and out. There is a magic in their eyes as well as you will see them changing colors with passing season, so you will find their eyes golden green during the summer and during the winter, you will find them blue. It is said to help them see even when there is lack of light. You will find reindeers to move up vertically towards cooler place during the summers because they cannot stand the summer weather.

Here are some other interesting facts about the reindeers:

1. You will find that during the rutting season, the male reindeers call out louder than the female ones and when they need to bellow down they tend to inflate small pouch under the skin of the throats.
2. Their fur is said to be as tough as possible, so that they can deal with the cold climate and keep themselves warm with the hair hollow allowing air in between hairs and also in between the air. You will find that winter coat of theirs are thick as well.
3. Their hooves are said to be splaying out which makes it easier for them to walk even in deep snow and while doing that they don't sink in. Moreover, sue to this very reason they can run very quickly over the snow as well and they look quite majestic too.
4. They have to stop often to pass urine because it is impossible for them to pee and run or walk at the same time. Therefore, they take a halt at every 6 - mile to pee and the Sami people who are the inhabit of the reindeer full area takes this into account to measure six miles without any measurement stick.
5. There are several stories revolving around the flying reindeers and one of them being that reindeers are fed by the Samis with hallucinogenic mushrooms and then the Samis would drink their urines which lead to them watching the reindeers fly. How much of this is true, only the samis know!
6. They eat lichen of a particular type which helps them in surviving through the icy cold winters by keeping their blood warm, even in odd situation as well.
7. They are one of its kinds of deer’s where the female as well as the male both have antlers and another interesting fact is that the new set of antlers grows annually.
8. The residents of the Finland are only allowed reindeer husbandry and herding and it is also considered as one of the occupations in that area
9. They have the ability to sustain extreme cold weather naturally
10. A new calf of 20 pound can outrun a man easily.