Learn a lot about the key Christmas Ungulate at the University of Alaska Reindeer Research Program website. Major sections include meat science, range management nutrition, animal health, radio and satellite telemetry — all fields with important futures for the generation now most interested in reindeer for their services to Santa Claus.
The drawing of the floating reindeer is from the Reindeer Research Program’s fun and educational slideshow. In a related area of inquiry, Yahoo! News has this article: Wildlife experts ponder gender of Santa’s reindeer.
