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Braindrain
12-10-2006, 01:20 PM
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and
female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop
their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to the middle
of December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth
in the spring. Therefore,according to EVERY historical rendition depicting
Santa's reindeer, EVERY single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had
to be a girl. We should've known... ONLY women would be able to drag a
fat man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost!

peglem
12-10-2006, 04:45 PM
Does that mean they are pregnant too?

lor
12-10-2006, 07:45 PM
Maybe instead of a pony, one of the reindeer will leave a baby reindeer (are baby reindeer called something...for instance a baby horse is a pony & a baby dog is a puppy)
My kids always left milk & cookies for santa and Carrots for the reindeer!

Braindrain
12-11-2006, 01:39 AM
I found this in wikipedia:

Depending on their species, male deer are called stags, harts, bucks or bulls, and females are called hinds, does or cows. Young deer are called fawns or calves.
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I'm not sure who gets pregnant, though.:)

lor
12-11-2006, 04:30 PM
Thats right! http://bestsmileys.com/blushing/2.gif Bambi was a fawn http://bestsmileys.com/christmas1/22.gif

lor
12-14-2006, 01:24 PM
I read that only "old" male reindeer lose their antlers by mid December. I don't know When a young reindeer becomes an old reindeer though. Also, I don't know how old Santa's reindeer are. http://bestsmileys.com/christmas5/16.gif

snapdragon
12-14-2006, 04:25 PM
HA! HA! TOO CUTE . Snap

lor
12-17-2006, 09:21 PM
We always hear things like on Dasher, on Pancer. Not on Dasher Jr., on Prancer the third. So they must be santa's original reindeer. I guess that means they are old.

JanM
12-26-2006, 03:05 PM
Maybe instead of a pony, one of the reindeer will leave a baby reindeer (are baby reindeer called something...for instance a baby horse is a pony & a baby dog is a puppy)
My kids always left milk & cookies for santa and Carrots for the reindeer!

A baby horse is a foal (male) Filly (female) A pony is a whole different breed of Equine........