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‘Tis the season to remember that all of Santa’s reindeer are female.

You see, males drop their antlers after the Autumn mating season, so since the world’s most celebrated reindeer are always depicted with spectacular antlers, we must assume that Ol’ Saint Nick’s entire intrepid team - including Rudolph - are female. #science #Christmas

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Paul Schoe
Paul Schoe
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I didn't know that male reindeer drop their antlers after the Autumn mating season.

Thanks for posting. The picture of Santa Claus with the deer pulling the sledge will never be the same for me.

@Sheril

@Sheril Kirshenbaum
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KrazyKat
KrazyKat
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OH MY GOD! It’s a DRAG SHOW! Think of THE CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Eris :trans:
Eris :trans:
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Since Rudolph identifies as male, this means he is a transgender male reindeer.
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Caroline Kinlund
Caroline Kinlund
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ah yes, the very male names of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen.
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tyx
tyx
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Or they're castrated. Welcome to the real world of the indigenous reindeer herding.

Source:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9734228/
Also there is a natgeo clip, but won't post it here.


The osteometric identification of castrated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and the significance of castration in tracing human-animal relationships in the North

Reindeer are the only domestic cervid and have formed the cosmologies and practical daily lives of numerous peoples in the Northern Hemisphere for thousands of years.
PubMed Central (PMC)
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MattHawkins
MattHawkins
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they operate in a time bubble so may not be subject to conventional seasons. This is assuming they are real reindeer and not cybernetic.

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