HOLIDAY ANIMAL WEEK
We’re celebrating animals that are featured during the holidays this week! We’ll be going all over to find animals that live in the north pole or that are part of the holiday culture (i.e. featured in a song). Our first adventure takes us to the chilly North pole to meet a VERY Famous animal, who knows the big guy driving the slay! Grab your coats and let’s do this!
MEET THE REINDEER!
Range/Habitat: North America-Europe-Asia/Tundra-forest
Diet: Herbivore: grasses, moss, lichen
Length/Weight: 4- 7 ¼ ft/ 260-660 lb
Conservation Status: common
Fun Facts:
- Reindeer are also called caribou.
- They vary in color and size depending on where they live. Reindeer that live closest to the arctic are white in color.
- Both female and male reindeer have antlers. Males lose their antlers in the winter.
- Reindeer antlers are covered in a layer of fur called velvet.
- Their noses are specialized to warm cold air before it enters their lungs.
- Reindeers have a four chambered stomach!
- One of their favorite foods is called reindeer moss.
- Reindeers are the only mammal that can see ultraviolent light!
- Some reindeer populations migrate. They can migrate up to 3,000 miles in one year! Whew, they must be tired!
Besides being really neat, reindeer are famous for pulling Santa’s sleigh! We were hoping to meet a real reindeer this year, but we weren’t able to. We are making some antlers out of pipe cleaners though! What’s your favorite thing about reindeer?
We found a reindeer coloring sheet too:
http://www.edupics.com/coloring-page-reindeer-i8663.html
Elephants & Horses love to share!
Like this:
Like Loading...
The Adventures of Ellie and Edmond 