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When people think of reindeer, they think of Christmas. Reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh and are featured in Christmas cards and festive music worldwide (usually sporting red noses).

But how much do you really know about this northern-most deer species, roaming the Arctic fringe?


Download our full story PDF, for 25 Festive Reindeer Facts here.

Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) rear view lying down, resting at sunset, Svalbard, Norway. April.
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Espen Bergersen / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) rear view lying down, resting at sunset, Svalbard, Norway. April.
Copy of rock carving of a reindeer from the Alta area of North Norway.
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Copy of rock carving of a reindeer from the Alta area of North Norway.
Santa Claus / Father Christmas feeding Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), Rovaniemi, Finland, 1996.
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Santa Claus / Father Christmas feeding Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), Rovaniemi, Finland, 1996.
Nenet herdsman with Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) during summer migration, Yamal Peninsula, Russia. May.
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Arne Hodalic / Nenet herdsman with Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) during summer migration, Yamal Peninsula, Russia. May.
Reindeer / Caribou {Rangifer tarandus} Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. Mount McKinely in background
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Steven Kazlowski / Reindeer / Caribou {Rangifer tarandus} Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. Mount McKinely in background
Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in distance at sunset, Svalbard, Norway. April.
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Espen Bergersen / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in distance at sunset, Svalbard, Norway. April.
Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) portrait, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) portrait, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.
Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) walking across snowy ground, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.
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Roy Mangersnes / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) walking across snowy ground, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March.
Nordic Reindeer racing championship, Tromso, Norway. February 2014.
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Espen Bergersen / Nordic Reindeer racing championship, Tromso, Norway. February 2014.
Dehorned reindeer at Tromso Reindeer Racing Championships, Tromso, Norway, February.
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Espen Bergersen / Dehorned reindeer at Tromso Reindeer Racing Championships, Tromso, Norway, February.
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) racing, Inari, North Finland, 1996.
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) racing, Inari, North Finland, 1996.
Khanty men and Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) during a race at Spring festival in the village of Pitlyar. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia, August 2008.
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Khanty men and Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) during a race at Spring festival in the village of Pitlyar. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia, August 2008.