So this is why Santa’s reindeer have good directions & manage to find all the houses on Christmas Eve! [photographs]

THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA’S REINDEER IS REVEALED

According to the Alaskan Department of Fish and game, Both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year.

Reindeer herd ca. 1900 Alaska (from Library of Congress)

Reindeer which recently dropped its horns at a Reindeer Fair ca. 1900 (Library of Congress)

Female reindeer retain their antlers ’till after they give birth in the spring.

However, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December.

Therefore, according to every historical rendition depicting Santa’s reindeer, every single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen had to be a girl.

Traveling with reindeer in Alaska ca. 1900 (Library of Congress)

Reindeer, sleds and drivers ca. 1900 (Library of Congress)

Therefore, according to every historical rendition depicting Santa’s reindeer, every single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen had to be a girl.

Below are Female Reindeer Nome, Alaska ca. 1900 (Library of Congress)

Tame Reindeer ca. 1900 (Library of Congress)

Reindeer Team ca. 1900 (Library of Congress)

We should’ve known! Only women would be able to drag a fat man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night, and NOT GET LOST.

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About Donna R Causey

Donna R. Causey, resident of Alabama, was a teacher in the public school system for twenty years. When she retired, Donna found time to focus on her lifetime passion for historical writing. She developed the websites www.alabamapioneers and www.daysgoneby.me All her books can be purchased at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. She has authored numerous genealogy books. RIBBON OF LOVE: A Novel Of Colonial America (TAPESTRY OF LOVE) is her first novel in the Tapestry of Love about her family where she uses actual characters, facts, dates and places to create a story about life as it might have happened in colonial Virginia. Faith and Courage: Tapestry of Love (Volume 2) is the second book and the third FreeHearts: A Novel of Colonial America (Book 3 in the Tapestry of Love Series) Discordance: The Cottinghams (Volume 1) is the continuation of the story. . For a complete list of books, visit Donna R Causey

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