Could there be more to Santa’s sleigh team than we’ve always believed? For generations, many have pictured Santa’s reindeer as antlered bucks guiding his sleigh through the Christmas Eve sky.

The eight (or nine, including the red-nosed one) flying reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh as he delivers toys to all the good girls and boys around the world on Christmas Eve have traditionally ...

Beyond antler retention, female reindeer are better equipped for the demanding task of pulling Santa’s sleigh. In preparation for winter, female reindeer accumulate up to 50% body fat ...

let's get one thing straight—Santa has a total of nine reindeer pulling his sleigh. The legendary names are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and (drum roll ...

Edinburgh University professors Gerald Lincoln and David Baird told the U.K.'s Telegraph that Santa's reindeer can't be male for one simple reason: Only female reindeer still have antlers at ...

This means reindeer don’t need to store body fat and unlike many other animals, they can find enough food to power their epic sleigh journey with Santa – helped along by the carrots people ...

Leonard Vieri 10 News. For generations, many have pictured Santa’s reindeer as antlered bucks guiding his sleigh through the Christmas Eve sky. But archival evidence suggests we may have it all ...