deer

Hi Kathy3 (I got this of the Web for you)

Deer are mammals that belong to the family Cervidae. There are many species in the deer family, including various types of deer, moose, elk (wapiti), caribou, and reindeer. Some deer species are social, but others are solitary.
[SIZE=+1] Deer are long-legged animals with two-toed, hoofed feet (they are even-toed ungulates, belonging to the order ). They have short hair and a camouflaged coat (it helps hide them from their predators). The deer's snout is elongated and the tail is short. Males are usually larger than females The males of most species of deer have bony antlers; each year, the old antlers are shed and new antlers emerge the following spring. [/SIZE]
Deer are herbivores (plant eaters); most are browsers (eating leaves, shoots, soft vegetation, twigs, etc.), but some are also grazers (eating mostly grass).
Deer are ruminants; they store partly-chewed food, and later regurgitate this cud and thoroughly chew it (this is called "chewing the cud"). This process lets deer process a large amount of low nutrient food.

 

Just thought I would add this little Poem

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and call'd them by name:
"Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer, and Vixen!
"On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donder and Blitzen!:thmb:

 

Hi Kathy3 you are both most than welcome,Happy New year

 

I only named the Original 8
I will stick with them,They are the ones who pull the sleigh

 

Hi Kathy, Raindeer & Deer are from the same family just different species.. Other than that "fact", both are members of the deer family, Cervidae, the main difference being that the reindeer (an old world caribou) is the only member of the deer family where both the male and the female grow antlers.

Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) are semi-domesticated caribou. Although similar, there are fundamental differences between reindeer and their wild cousins, caribou. Reindeer are shorter and stouter. Reindeer bulls are smaller than caribou bulls, but cows may weigh the same as caribou cows. Coloration differences may be too subtle to notice between many reindeer and caribou, however, reindeer tend to be lighter with occasional pinto or white haircoats. The nose bridge, or face, of reindeer are flatter than caribou. Reindeer tend to stay in more cohesive groups. When herded or chased they tend to run in a tight group, whereas, caribou are often scattered. These traits are the result of domestication. It is believed they have been domesticated in Eurasia for at least 7,000 years, which is longer than the horse (Edwards, 1994). In Eurasia reindeer are classified as either domesticated or wild. Only in North America are 'wild reindeer' called caribou.
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) are semi-domesticated caribou. Although similar, there are fundamental differences between reindeer and their wild cousins, caribou. Reindeer are shorter and stouter. Reindeer bulls are smaller than caribou bulls, but cows may weigh the same as caribou cows. Coloration differences may be too subtle to notice between many reindeer and caribou, however, reindeer tend to be lighter with occasional pinto or white haircoats. The nose bridge, or face, of reindeer are flatter than caribou. Reindeer tend to stay in more cohesive groups. When herded or chased they tend to run in a tight group, whereas, caribou are often scattered. These traits are the result of domestication.
It is believed they have been domesticated in Eurasia for at least 7,000 years, which is longer than the horse (Edwards, 1994).
In Eurasia reindeer are classified as either domesticated or wild. Only in North America are 'wild reindeer' called caribou.

:wink: Hope that helps too..