The key piece of information is the antlers. Unlike other deer species, both male and female reindeer grow antlers. However, males shed theirs after the mating season, in early December.

The two reindeer swim closely, one behind one the other, and the sculptor has brilliantly exploited the tapering shape of the tusk. The smaller, female reindeer is in front with the very tip of ...

An article in the London Times newspaper, headlined "Falklands Plan to cash in on Whalers' Reindeer", says that of the 58 young reindeer , only 25 are females. It quotes Agriculture Director Bob ...

The only external part of reindeer not covered in fur is their eyeballs! Uniquely in the deer family, antlers grow on both male and female reindeer. But unlike males, female reindeer keep their ...