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You know Rudolph, but how many reindeer does Santa have? Here's a complete list, including Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.
The first written account of Santa Claus having reindeer was in 1821, and since then most people have assumed the reindeer were male -- but a scientist says those people would be wrong.
Led by a reindeer named Rudolph, some might assume the sleigh-pullers that form the backbone of Santa Claus's mighty toy-distribution operation are all male. But they'd be wrong, according to Nova ...
This means reindeer don’t need to store body fat and, unlike many other animals, they can find enough food to power their epic sleigh journey with Santa – helped along by the carrots people ...
Despite the long-standing assumption that Santa’s main form of transportation is by a team of burly male reindeer, science says otherwise. It turns out they’re probably females, and while this ...
For generations, many have pictured Santa’s reindeer as antlered bucks guiding his sleigh through the Christmas Eve sky. But archival evidence suggests we may have it all wrong. A report from ...
According to popular belief, Santa's reindeer are all males, headed by the famous red-nosed Rudolph. They were first introduced in the poem "Twas the Night before Christmas" (1823) by Clement ...