Body measurements

Large males can stand more than 12 metres 39 feet tall at the shoulder and exceed 250 kg 550 pounds in weight. When a reindeer runs hard it breathes through its mouth to gain an increase in the flow of oxygen and to cool itself. The females usually measure 162205 cm 6481 in in length and weigh 79120 kg 170260 lb. Large populations of wild reindeer are still found in norway finland siberia greenland alaska and canada. Wild reindeer have disappeared from many areas. Females are slightly smaller.

Large feet with two toes and two large dew claws which spread to distribute the body weight and provide grip. To view the full article visit the journal of animal science. Reindeer have deeply cloven hoofs so the feet can spread on snow or soft ground. The size of the deer determines the size of the mount. Of particular interest is the body composition and diet of breeding and non breeding females between seasons. These markers can be used in the future to improve reindeer breeding with genetic selection.

They are from 85 ot 150 centimeters 33 to 60 inches tall at shoulder. Reindeer it seems have 25 percent more capillaries carrying red oxygen rich blood in their nasal architecture than humans said medical researchers in the netherlands and the university of. The average reindeer weight females weight from 80 to 120 kilograms 176 to 264 pounds. In the united states mule or whitetail deer mounts are common. Alaska and the northern conterminous usa from washington to maine. The body composition of reindeer varies highly with the seasons.

A males antlers can be up to 51 inches long and a females antlers can reach 20 inches. They are also good swimmers. Retained within the body. Reindeer have developed adaptations for optimal metabolic efficiency during warm months as well as for during cold months. How to see britains only free roaming herd of reindeer. In snow reindeer use their hooves in a technique called cratering to dig through the snow and find food beneath.

With life size deer mounts antlers the head and neck the head and shoulders or the entire body are usually preserved. The average reindeer length females body length is between 16 and 2 meters 52 and 65 feet. Overall this study showed that five genetic microsatellite loci were significantly correlated with phenotypically significant traits associated with reindeer body weight and frame size. The advantage of moisture retention is lost and if the animal is excessively run stress in. Males body length is between 18 and 21 meters 59 and 68 feet. In this case the turbinate bones are bypassed and cold dry air goes directly to the lungs.

Colour varies from whitish in winter to brown in summer. The cairngorm reindeer visitor centre at glenmore is open most of the year closing from late january to the february half term. In comparison to body size reindeer have the largest and heaviest antlers of all living deer species.