Meet The Reindeer

We Love Reindeer 

As well as being Father Christmas’ very special helpers at Christmas, reindeer are absolutely awesome animals! And we get the pleasure of living with them all year round at our Wonderful World of Reindeer, through all their amazing seasonal transformations and our favourite time of year….calving season – Sooo CUTE!
 

Baby Reindeer…soo cute.

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Wonderful world of reindeer.

Father Christmas helpers

We live with them all year round.

6 Millions Years of History

These amazing animals have an incredible history spanning up to 6 million years across Europe and the Northern hemisphere, many of which have been part of semi-domesticated herds working alongside humans for 1000’s of years. They are like a ‘man’s best friend’ for some northern cultures and it’s not hard to see why… Domesticated reindeer can be very inquisitive, friendly and always absolutely beautiful and are still used today to pull sleighs in some regions. They are perfectly adapted for their environment able to handle sun kissed summer days and harshest of winters down to -40c. Over the seasons they transform their coats, drop and regrow their antlers, change their eye colour and can even regulate their own body temperature.
 

Antlers Croft Reindeer Stables.

They’re one of man’s best friends.

Inquisitive, friendly & beautiful.

Can handle -40c temperatures.

Reindeer in snow.

They have there very own den.

Did Your Know?

• The UK used to be home to reindeer for 100’s of thousands of years, before numbers diminished due to human hunting and forest clearing and climate factors. They were reintroduced back to the UK in 1952 and are now thriving back on their native soil.
• Reindeer can run up to 45mph! Even a one day old baby reindeer can outrun a man
• Reindeer can jump 6ft high… from a standstill
• They are also great swimmers
• They are the only deer species where both male and female grow antlers.
• Reindeer shed their antlers and regrow them every year. It is the fastest growing bone in the animal kingdom growing up to an inch a day!
• Reindeer can see in the dark, their eyes change colour from gold in summer to blue in winter to help them see better in low light
• Reindeer have a strong sense of smell, they can smell lichen (moss) through up to 60cm of snow!
• Click, Click, Click. Reindeer feet click as they walk, perfect for hearing the rest of the herd in a reduced visibility like a snow blizzard.

You can learn more about these amazing animals at our Reindeer education area in Antler’s Croft Reindeer Stables on site.