Reindeer have to dig for food in dark, snowy climate during winter. Their vision is adapted to make that task less challenging. So there are a lot of myths about reindeer, and at least one or more of ...

Reindeer get a lot more attention around Christmastime than at any other time of the year. After all, as the story goes, these cute animals are the ones responsible for pulling Santa's sleigh across ...

Scientists measured reindeer brainwaves as they chewed their cud, and found that the animals are in deep sleep while they ruminate. Of course, it's almost Christmas Eve, the night when Santa and ...

Reindeer experience a seasonal change in eye color that enhances their ability to see in dim Arctic light. This adaptation ...

As images of reindeer prance across our television screens and adorn our greeting cards this holiday season, real-life reindeer populations are on the decline around the world, largely due to human ...

Christmas is this week, and many Georgia children can't wait for that visit from Santa and his reindeer. But these magnificent creatures aren't exclusive to the North Pole. Despite their mystical ...

Illegal hunting for meat, fur, and newly grown antlers—along with the warming climate—are depleting wild reindeer on Russia’s Taymyr Peninsula. Herders gather semi-domesticated reindeer in a corral ...

Reindeer are a way of life for the Sami people of Northern Europe, says Laura Galloway An Alaskan missionary helped bring reindeer to North America in the 1800s, she says Galloway: In the 1920s an ...

Reindeer populations are in trouble around the world, and in China, the iconic animals are on the decline largely because of inbreeding, according to new research. Some folklorists say Christmas tales ...

It may be December but almost 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle there’s still not enough snow for reindeer to begin their annual migration. Sweden’s indigenous Sami people have herded the animals ...