Surprise: According To Science, All Santa's Reindeer Are Actually Female

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  Two years ago, Cat Reynolds tweeted the following message, which has racked up endless likes and retweets to date. Turns out she was right.

  
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  Santa's reindeer can't be male:

  
  via holtonconsulting

  Edinburgh University professors Gerald Lincoln and David Baird tell the U.K.'s Telegraph that Santa's reindeer can't be male for one simple reason: Only female reindeer still have antlers at Christmas; the males of the species shed their headgear before mid-December.

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  "Male reindeer actually cast their antlers before Christmas, so they don't have any antlers at Christmastime," says Lincoln.

  
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  Male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers until 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 female.

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  What names would you assign to these females who brave the winter skies every Christmas?

  
  via www.dailyreckless.com

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