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FAMILY
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Deer (Cervidae). |
SPECIES
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Rangifer Tarandus |
SIZE
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Approx 1 Metre at the Shoulder |
BEHAVIOUR
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Highly gregarious, generally found in a
herd |
BROCHURES. Want to know more? We have produced two brochures
about Reindeer, one is a "Student's Pack" which contains a variety
of information intended for both educational and fun purposes. And the other
is a 16 page "Reindeer Booklet". Both of these are available,
free of charge, here at the Download Area in the left sidebar.
The Student Information Pack contains
a variety of information intended for both educational
and fun purposes. We have split it into 7 sections so that you
don't have to download it all in one session. Each section starts with
a header page
telling
you
what
the following pages are about. If you decide to print out all seven
sections you will find that if you put them together, (after removing
the header pages), all the page numbers are in order from 1 to 32. Any
teachers
amongst
you may find its format useful in the classroom. If you feel that any changes
would be helpful to make the pack fall in line with particular aspects
of the National Curriculum, please let us know.
The Reindeer Booklet is
in one section and will download easily.
R |
eindeer
and Caribou are the same species |
E |
very
reindeer regardless of sex or age grows a new set of antlers every
year. |
I |
ce and
snow are no problem. Reindeer have thick Winter coats for Arctic life. |
N |
omadic
tribes throughout Arctic Scandinavia and Russia have domesticated
reindeer. |
D |
uring
May and June the calves are born. Very precocious, they grow quickly. |
E |
dible
mushrooms, lichens and Arctic vegetation are the favourite food of
reindeer. |
E |
xtra
wide, splayed hooves enable reindeer to spread weight on soft snow
to prevent them sinking. |
R |
eindeer
have a short, dark Summer coat and thick, lighter coloured Winter
coat. |
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