Reindeer are known for pulling sleighs and having shiny, glowing noses that light up the night. Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer may be a work of fiction, but there is surprisingly some truth behind ...

Reindeer noses are packed with blood vessels, researchers say. Dec. 18, 2012— -- An investigation into the origin of Rudolph the Reindeer's red nose has ended the generations-old debate by ...

Reindeer traditionally pull sleighs and have a popular reputation for red, glowing noses. But behind this folklore there is some surprising truth - an in-genius adaptation which helps them survive ...

And in normal light, reindeer can have a pink coloration on their noses. “We found that Rudolph, indeed, has a red nose, but that it is completely related to his normal physiology,” Ince said.

May later left Montgomery Ward to essentially manage the reindeer's career, which really took off after his brother-in-law Johnny Marks wrote the song (made famous by Gene Autry in 1949), and the ...

Some reindeer really do have red noses, a result of densely packed blood vessels near the skin’s surface. Image courtesy of Kia Krarup Hansen In 1939, illustrator and children’s book author ...

Reindeer (Rangifer tarandua) are herbivores, which means they eat plants. But because they live in the Arctic, where snow and ice covers the ground for most of the year, they can’t be too fussy.

A 2012 study examined the noses of two reindeer and five humans. It concluded the reindeer had a 25% higher density of blood vessels in their noses compared to humans.

All reindeer have red noses, and a new study in the British Medical Journal explains why. Their noses are packed with lots of blood vessels to warm cold air on the way in and soak up heat from ...

A 2012 study examined the noses of two reindeer and five humans. It concluded the reindeer had a 25% higher density of blood vessels in their noses compared to humans.

The nose, along with the hind legs, reached temperatures as high as 75°F—relatively hot for a reindeer—indicating that one of the main functions of all this blood flow is to help regulate ...