The above picture is from our Creative Brain Animals Flashcards for Kids
REINDEER FACTS FOR KIDS
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As the name suggest they are a species of deer.
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They are the only species of deer in which both males and females can grow antlers.
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Reindeers can live up to 15-20 years in the wild.
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They have hollow furs, which help them to trap heat and keep them warm in winter.
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They cannot fly, but they are very good swimmers.
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Reindeers live in large herds anywhere between 50,000 and 500,000.
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They’re Herbivores animals.
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Reindeer hooves expand in summer when the ground is soft and shrink in winter when the ground is hard.
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Their specialized nose helps to warm incoming cold air before it enters their lungs.
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Their good sense of smell helps the reindeer find food hidden under snow, locate danger, and recognize direction.
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At birth, a baby reindeer, called a calf, weighs between 6 and 8 kg.
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Their fur is made up of two coats: a woolly undercoat and an overcoat with hollow air-filled hairs.
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Unlike horns, antlers fall off and grow back larger each year. Male reindeer begin to grow antlers in February and female reindeer in May.
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In North America, the animals are called caribou if they are wild and reindeer if they are domesticated.
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Compared to their body size, reindeer have the largest and heaviest antlers of all living deer species. A male’s antlers can be up to 51 inches long, and a female’s antlers can reach 20 inches.
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FOOD |
LICHEN, MOSSES, HERBS, GRASSES, WILLOW, BIRCH |
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GENDER |
MASCULINE-BULLS, FEMININE-COWS |
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YOUNG ONES |
CALF |
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COLOUR |
FROSTY BLUE, BLACK, AND WHITE |
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SIZE |
HEIGHT 85-150CM, WEIGHT 160-180KG, LENGTH 1.8-2.1M |
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LIVES IN |
GREENLAND, EUROPE, RUSSIA, ALASKA, CANADA |
Quiz
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A Reindeer is also called a?
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Reindeer belongs to which species?
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Is Reindeer Herbivores or carnivores?
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Does the female reindeer grow antlers?
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What specialized organ does a Reindeer has to warm the incoming cold air?
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They trap heat with the help of?
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What are their young ones called?
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Which part of the Reindeer expands and shrinks according to the weather?
ANSWERS FOR THE QUIZ
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A Reindeer is also called Caribou.
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The Reindeer belongs to the Deer species.
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It is an herbivore.
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Yes, the feminine Reindeer also grows antlers.
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It has a specialized nose to warm the incoming cold air.
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The hollow fur helps them trap the heat in their body.
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Their young ones are called calf.
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The hoofs shrink and expands according to weather condition.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Saffura is a mother of three. She is a yoga instructor and has spent a lot of time teaching yoga for children. She narrates numerous stories to inculcate moral values in children, as she is certain that yoga is for the body and soul. As a mother and yoga instructor, She enjoys new tasks and likes multitasking. She truly believes that will mould her into a strong writer. As a writer she does a lot of research and pays keen attention to details.
