To view the full article visit the journal of animal science. With life size deer mounts antlers the head and neck the head and shoulders or the entire body are usually preserved. In comparison to body size reindeer have the largest and heaviest antlers of all living deer species. The size of the deer determines the size of the mount. The average reindeer weight females weight from 80 to 120 kilograms 176 to 264 pounds. Large populations of wild reindeer are still found in norway finland siberia greenland alaska and canada.
They are from 85 ot 150 centimeters 33 to 60 inches tall at shoulder. Large males can stand more than 12 metres 39 feet tall at the shoulder and exceed 250 kg 550 pounds in weight. Reindeer have deeply cloven hoofs so the feet can spread on snow or soft ground. Retained within the body. How to see britains only free roaming herd of reindeer. The advantage of moisture retention is lost and if the animal is excessively run stress in.
In the united states mule or whitetail deer mounts are common. 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. Reindeer have developed adaptations for optimal metabolic efficiency during warm months as well as for during cold months. Colour varies from whitish in winter to brown in summer. Males body length is between 18 and 21 meters 59 and 68 feet. Females are slightly smaller.
In snow reindeer use their hooves in a technique called cratering to dig through the snow and find food beneath. Large feet with two toes and two large dew claws which spread to distribute the body weight and provide grip. The cairngorm reindeer visitor centre at glenmore is open most of the year closing from late january to the february half term. These markers can be used in the future to improve reindeer breeding with genetic selection. A males antlers can be up to 51 inches long and a females antlers can reach 20 inches. They are also good swimmers.
The females usually measure 162205 cm 6481 in in length and weigh 79120 kg 170260 lb. In this case the turbinate bones are bypassed and cold dry air goes directly to the lungs. Overall this study showed that five genetic microsatellite loci were significantly correlated with phenotypically significant traits associated with reindeer body weight and frame size. When a reindeer runs hard it breathes through its mouth to gain an increase in the flow of oxygen and to cool itself. Alaska and the northern conterminous usa from washington to maine. The body composition of reindeer varies highly with the seasons.
Of particular interest is the body composition and diet of breeding and non breeding females between seasons. Wild reindeer have disappeared from many areas. The average reindeer length females body length is between 16 and 2 meters 52 and 65 feet.
Gallery of Reindeer Body Measurement
