Males only start recovering their antlers in the spring, and as Santa’s reindeer all have antlers, that kind of points towards females. Beyond antler retention, female reindeer are better ...

Female reindeer keep theirs through the season. This means the iconic antlered team pulling Santa’s sleigh may actually be made up of female reindeer. Could this be one of the longest-running ...

Scientifically, it's proven that Santa's magical flying sleigh must have been pulled by a crew of female reindeer. But we assumed that they were male, to the point that we named one Rudolph.

Donder and the rest of Santa’s reindeer have been cleared by Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and State Veterinarian Dr. Alex Hamberg for their planned flight across the state ...

The only external part of reindeer not covered in fur is their eyeballs! Uniquely in the deer family, antlers grow on both male and female reindeer. But unlike males, female reindeer keep their ...