These inhabitants of tundra and boreal forests are different from the rest of their brethren the presence of horns available not only males but also females.The peculiar habitat of cloven-hoofed animals leave, excuse the pun, a mark on their hooves, they have a very wide.With these reindeer hoof does not sink into the snow, which the north - more than enough!The size of its footprint has an area of about 10 by 9.5 centimeters.In addition, wide hooves - it is a great help in moving around the marshy ground.
Reindeer - it is a large mammal, reaching two meters in length and one - at the withers.His unusually thick winter coat, long and wavy;it is so dense that no wind will not sell deer.His "coat" usually has a dark brown color in domestic animals and gray - wild.Interestingly, almost all kinds of spotted deer are born and when they grow up, it changes its color.By the way, a large amount of air contained in the hair, gives an excellent buoyancy deer that gives him another unique ability - easy to cross the river!
occurs reindeer in Siberia, Scandinavia and Greenland.This animal prefers mostly mountainous terrain, rich moss and alpine herbs that make up its diet.Reindeer - even those nomads!For example, in Siberia they travel each spring from "the forest - tundra", and in the summer because of the abundance of mosquitoes annoying back to return to the taiga forest.Deer roam huge herds.In a way they were waiting for a lot of dangers in the form of hungry wolves and other predators, victims are old or sick animals.A healthy and strong deer usually too tough gray predator, but only until the first ice cover in the snow: the majority of deer often cut their feet on the ice, which is used by "orderlies forest", attacking the lame exhausted animals.
Reindeer and noble: who is more beautiful?
Unfortunately, reindeer - not the first "guy in the village."Short legs, a small tail, teeth on the upper jaw of males - all this makes it far from the ideal of beauty, which is not true of the red deer.It's quite a large hoofed mammal with a very graceful and slender physique and beautiful branched rogami.Odnako to protect its northern counterpart, we note that the latter - one of the most beautiful animals of the North.
irreplaceable friend
Nordic nation is entirely dependent on reindeer.Their whole life is side by side with this animal.Residents of the North always take care of places rich in food for these deer and wander after the animals on the pastures.In addition, the reindeer - it is the prerogative of the rich."You - the poor, if you do not possess these animals!" - Says the rule of the northern peoples.
Life in captivity
In captivity Reindeer becomes more tame, but do not forget that it is a wild animal.Even such mundane procedures as milking, is made possible only after a long and tiring lasso catching females.Wild reindeer and strives to show their proud "I": is a little bit let down their guard as domesticated animals turns into a feral handsome!
