Reindeer

PHOTOS: Reindeer Population Plummeting

Posted 12.25.2011

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If Santa is ever in need of some replacement reindeer, he will have considerably less to choose from than he would have 10 years ago. The world's ...

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Rudolph

Benni Cinkle | Posted 02.23.2012

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So Rudolph is born special. He has a special gift and is super amazing. But not all the reindeer see that. So the reindeer choose that the only way to handle something like that is to reject it. They laugh at Rudolph and hurt his feelings.

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Christmas and the Reindeer: What Is One to Do?

Ken White | Posted 02.21.2012

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A Miracle on 34th Street aside, most families develop their own holiday classics. Here's one of our favorites, back long ago when our daughter, now grown, struggled to keep her eyes open in hopes of catching a glimpse of Santa.

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WATCH: Reindeer Spotted On Ohio Highway

AP | Posted 12.20.2011

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NORTON, Ohio -- No one spotted Santa Claus, but several drivers say they encountered a reindeer as they drove along a northeast Ohio highway. Patrolm...

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Reindeer Combat Climate Crisis -- At a Cost

Neil Wagner | Posted 02.18.2012

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There are two primary ways to deal with climate change -- mitigation and adaptation -- and reindeer are involved with both.

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Rudolph May Be Female (And Other Weird Reindeer Facts)

Mental Floss | Posted 02.11.2012

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You surely recall the most famous reindeer of all, and the rest of Santa's reindeer, too. But other than their sled-pulling capabilities and discrimin...

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Life With Reindeer!

Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Reindeer, Sami Herders, National Geographic, World News

Ready for the holiday season? In the far, far north, where the sun doesn't set for weeks, Sami reindeer herders are zipping around on ATVs and snowmob...

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Reindeer On The Roof!

Aaron Sankin | Posted 11.29.2011

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It's probably safe to assume that Golden Gate Park's California Academy of Sciences has a chimney. Otherwise Santa made a big mistake parking his rein...

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House Rhetoricians vs. Santa's Reindeers

Subhankar Banerjee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reindeer are dying in large numbers all across the Arctic. If the actions of the House Rhetoricians are allowed to play out this year, Rudolph won't be here much longer to carry Santa around the globe.

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PHOTOS: This Week's Best In Animals -- Puppy In Stroller, Baby Cockatoo, Lions & More

Posted 05.25.2011

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So many babies! From baby pandas to baby giraffes, we've got the baby sector covered this week. The litter of 17 puppies definitely sent us over the t...

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Reindeer Get High On Magic Mushrooms, Says Scientist

Carly Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Turns out the myth of flying reindeer might not be that far from the truth: According to a piece in Pharmaceutical Journal by scientist Andrew Haynes,...

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U.S. Deports Santa

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 05.25.2011

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The AP reports the U.S. Department of Immigration apprehended Santa Claus attempting to illegally enter the United States.

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13 Reindeer Dogs To Get You Into The Holiday Spirit (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The holiday season is upon us, and we know what that really means -- one more opportunity to dress up our pets in seasonally-appropriate attire. And t...

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Black Friday Deals Worth Rising Early For

Posted 05.25.2011

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Get your game face on, Denver. Black Friday is nearing. To help prepare you for the most intense shopping day of the year, here's a guide to goings-o...

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Christmas Penguins Greet Children At South Korea's Everland Park (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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December may still be a few weeks away, but that didn't stop some South Korean penguins from breaking into the holiday cheer a bit earlier than usual....

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300 Reindeer Die In Tragic Pre-Christmas Accident

GlobalPost | Marcus Oscarsson | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was bad enough that nearly 300 reindeer tragically drowned before Christmas after the ice collapsed on a Swedish river crossing....

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This Gift Could Save Your Job

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nowadays, Santa's favorite reindeer game is sacking Blitzen if he isn't pulling his weight, thus downsizing the team from an unwieldy eight to a lean and mean seven.

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Reindeer In Sharp Decline

msn.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Alaska, Canada, Greenland and other Arctic regions, people depend on caribou and reindeer as both a food source and a spiritual anchor. A new study...

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