Reindeer vs Deer: What's The Difference

By: EjazUlHaqBhat

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Reindeer are a type of deer, but there are some differences between the two

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Reindeer are the only deer species where both males and females grow antlers

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Reindeer antlers are also larger and heavier in proportion to their body size than other deer

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Reindeer antlers are seasonal, with males shedding them in the fall and regrowing them in the spring

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Reindeer antlers are also more prominent and denser than deer antlers

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Reindeer live in the Arctic tundra and boreal forests of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Russia, and Scandinavia

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Reindeer travel, feed, and rest in herds of 10 to a few hundred. In the spring, they can form super herds of 50,000 to 500,000

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In the winter, they travel south in search of food. Deer typically rest in the middle of the day and return to grazing in the late afternoon

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