The truth is, deer and reindeer are closely related. All reindeer are deer, but not the other way around. Keep on reading to ...

Though they belong to the same family, confusingly called “deer,” many different subspecies and groups are included in it. In this article, we’ll cover the main differences between reindeer ...

While they belong to the same family, reindeer and whitetail deer are two different species. Pictured here is a reindeer, or caribou, another name for the same species. Reindeer are found in the ...

Another survival mechanism unique to reindeer is their nose. They have a particular bone structure, where their turbinate bones allow them to heat incoming air before it reaches their lungs. One of ...

While they won’t be pulling Santa’s sleigh anytime soon, Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) objectively ...

One difference between reindeer and caribou: reindeer are the only members of the deer family to have been successfully ...

But reindeer are the world’s only deer that have been successfully domesticated. Reindeer are still used to pull sleds for transportation and hauling cargo in parts of Siberia.

What animal is inextricably linked with Santa and Christmas in the minds of young and old? Reindeer, of course. In 1949 ...

Their wide feet act as paddles when they swim. Reindeer are the same thing as caribou except that they are native to northern Europe and Asia. Caribou are found in the wild, whereas reindeer are ...

As reindeer fur is broader than other deer fur, with a larger hollow cavity, it probably also supports buoyancy. Perhaps it helps keep reindeer afloat when they cross lakes and rivers during ...