2007-02-25 07:50:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
body shape, and antlers
2007-02-25 09:16:01 · answer #1 · answered by US 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Reindeers are a special breed of deer in the netherlands. They are used to pull wagons and sleds like beasts of burden. So they have Reins. Thus the name reindeer.
2007-02-25 15:54:27 · answer #2 · answered by Q 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Reindeer (called caribou in North America) live in arctic and subarctic regions. Their bodies are adapted to extremely cold climates in several ways.
The nasal turbinate bones provide a much larger surface than southern deer's, warming the air before it enters the lungs, and catching the moisture from the expired air to moisten the incoming air.
They have hooves that change according to the season. The pads become soft and spongy during the summer, providing extra traction on the tundra; and the pads shrink in winter, exposing the sharp edges of the hoof to cut into ice and snow and prevent slipping.
The coat has two layers. The undercoat is dense and wooly, and the longer overcoat has air-filled hairs, providing insulation from the cold.
2007-02-25 15:55:58 · answer #3 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
They fly Santa's Sleigh. See, there are not animals called reindeers. They are called reindeers because they are deer, they have reins and are flown by Santa.
2007-02-25 15:54:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Reindeer are the only domesticated deer. All other deer are wild.
2007-02-25 16:07:09 · answer #5 · answered by TychaBrahe 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Reindeer can fly. Hehehehe. Actually I think it's because female reindeer can grow antlers.
2007-02-25 15:58:32 · answer #6 · answered by FlyChicc420 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They love the rain!! lol, no they are called that because they have "reins" on them. REins are like the handles that steer them. you cannot steer any wild deer, it has to be a reindeer
2007-02-25 16:06:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
All deer are cloven hooved animals, without going into sub genus species, nothing is different from our North American deer except they are European animals.
2007-02-25 15:58:17 · answer #8 · answered by Mitch P 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the fact that they're called "reindeer" and not something else
2007-02-25 15:53:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
people think that Santa lives in the north and the only animal that is commonly found in places like Greenland is reindeer.
P.S. there is nothing different.
2007-02-25 16:34:29 · answer #10 · answered by tigerboy1150 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are a different animal
it's like saying what makes flying squirrels different than regular squirrels
2007-02-25 15:54:53 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋