You’ll Never Look At Rudolph The Same!
Christmas is in 10 days. Here’s something to think about until then…
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring.
Therefore, according to EVERY historical rendition depicting Santa’s reindeer, EVERY single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl.
We should’ve known… only a female would be able to drag a fat-ass man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost.
Did you know…
- Reindeer have a four-chambered stomach.
- Reindeer have been herded for centuries by several Arctic people including the Sami and the Nenets.
- Reindeer meat is popular in the Scandinavian countries. Reindeer meatballs are sold canned.
- Reindeer antler is powdered and sold as an aphrodisiac, nutritional or medicinal supplement to Asian markets.
- The first written description of reindeer is in Julius Caesar’s Commentarii de Bello Gallico (chapter 6.26) from the 1st century BC.
- Reindeer were introduced into Alaska near the end of the 19th century; they interbreed with native caribou subspecies there.
More Reindeer facts at Wikipedia.org
Image Source: Wythe-Grayson Regional Library
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But that CAN’T be true! Were Rudolph a girl, she could have simply powdered her shiny nose and that would have put an end to the controversy.
On the other hand…. if it IS true, does this mean Clarisse is a lesbian?
Also, sort of puts a new spin on the scene where Rudolph, Eukon Corneleas and Hermie the elf all share the same bed on the Island Of Misfit Toys, doesn’t it?
Comment left on December 16, 2007 @ 5:31 am