Reindeer (also known as caribou) are a member of the deer family, native to the tundra, boreal forests, and mountains of the extreme frigid north. In human culture, they are a staple of northern ...

It's always easy to tell bucks from does in many of the deer species, because bucks (male deer) have antlers and does (female deer) don't. But what about reindeer? They're part of the deer species, so ...

An engraved reindeer antler has revealed that ancient European hunter-gatherer groups traded 'spiritual gifts' over hundreds of miles. Scientists claim that a 12,000-year-old antler found at a site in ...

Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in ornamental characters may reflect developmental stability in the translation from genotype to phenotype. Antlers of reindeer show FA, are visually conspicuous ornaments ...

Illegal hunting for meat, fur, and newly grown antlers—along with the warming climate—are depleting wild reindeer on Russia’s Taymyr Peninsula. Herders gather semi-domesticated reindeer in a corral ...