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 ...

Around the world, reindeer are known as Santa Claus' trusty sleigh-pulling team. All the stories say that reindeer fly long distances to help the father of Christmas deliver presents to the right ...

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has been tracking Santa's sleigh and his nine reindeer since 1955, allowing children throughout the country to keep tabs on the man in red as ...

The Santa-shaman theory is disputed by some. If you look at the evidence, "you find that shamans didn't travel by sleigh, didn't usually deal with reindeer spirits, very rarely took the mushrooms ...

Despite the seasonal lull, some of the herd are still providing Christmas cheer. Children who visit the ranch can go on a sleigh ride pulled by reindeer, just like Santa.

Scientifically, it's proven that Santa's magical flying sleigh must have been pulled by a crew of female reindeer. But we assumed that they were male, to the point that we named one Rudolph.