The exact number of reindeer in the world is unknown, though it’s estimated to be in the range of seven million. Many reindeer are domesticated, providing milk, meat, and transportation services.

Reindeer sometimes go by caribou, primarily in North America, with some people only referring to domesticated caribou as ...

There are three extinct subspecies of reindeer now, with at least one wild population replaced by domestic reindeer. We also have to assume Santa’s reindeer are fully domesticated, in order for ...

Reindeer are principally used for pulling sleds. In fact, very old, 1800-year-old Chinese manuscripts talk about domesticated reindeer, and Marco Polo even mentioned them over a thousand years later.

Reindeer and caribou are the same species (Rangifer tarandus). In North America, they are called caribou if they are wild and reindeer if they are domesticated. In Europe, they are called reindeer ...

The reindeer, known as caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer. About 1 million live in Alaska, and a comparable number live in northern Canada. There are an ...

Herders gather semi-domesticated reindeer in a corral near Kyusyur, Yakutia. Their wild cousins on the Taymyr peninsula, to the west, undertake a yearly migration of up to 1,800 miles.

‘Tis the season of the reindeer. After all, it’s hard to not notice them at this time of year. They make appearances in holiday movies, or on holiday greeting cards, and sometimes they are ...

These cuties are wild, non-domesticated reindeer endemic to the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. In winter, they look adorable with thick fluffy light grey or yellow-white fur.

The exact number of reindeer in the world is unknown, though it’s estimated to be in the range of seven million. Many reindeer are domesticated, providing milk, meat, and transportation services.