No, not the ELK. The real thing this time!

[tim]

Just thought that it might be nicely topical - the baby reindeer we were given on leaving Murmansk in Dec '41. With my boss of the day.

Came home in a sub (pooo!!) & went, I believe, to the Edinburgh Zoo. = Tim

(Thanks DAN for getting that sorted!!)

[tim]

[ina]

Ahhhhhhhh nice.
Is reindeer the same as caribou? I heard that they are indeed the same only that when a caribou is domesticated it is called reindeer. Is that true?

[tim]

A bit of inter-breeding here, Ina? But not of my doing!! Don't ask me - ask Google.

"Reindeer and Caribou look different, but they probably are the same species. Caribou are large, wild, elk-like animals which can be found above the tree-line in arctic North America and Greenland. Because they can live on lichens in the winter they are very well adapted for the harsh arctic tundra where they migrate great distances each year. Caribou cows and bulls both grow distinctive antlers and bull antlers can reach 4 feet in width! A Caribou calf can run within 90 minutes of its birth. It must do this to keep up with the migrating herds."

Not sure that I like the 'wild Elk-like'  bit?? = Tim

[Spurdie]

What happened to the poor creature's antler, Tim? I hope it didn't snap undet the weight of all the baubles you hung on it ... :(

[tim]

Did you hear Home Truths on Radio 4 this am?? About the reindeer??

Strange coincidence?? And someone was refuting the story. So - I mailed them the photo!! = Tim

[tim]

The final insult was today, when I was given a haunch of deer.

Don't even like the stuff!! = Tim

[MagpieDi]

OH DEER !!   :)

[Doris_Pinks]

Send it my way Tim! I'll take care of it and love it like it was my own!! (OK I'll cook it up in a stew!!)