The other 364 days: Real lives of reindeer

By U.S. Geological Survey

Caribou, North America’s wild reindeer, have lives apart from their famous Christmas Eve role. Photo: Early in winter a mama caribou teaches her calf how to dig for lichen. In early winter, snow is a few inches deep, but later will be three feet deep, and probably up to the calf’s belly. To learn how the Arctic antler-bearers spend... READ MORE