What Wikipedia says about reindeer in general is pretty much accurate.
On the other hand, the Svalbard reindeer has never been domesticated.
There's no archaeological record of any human settlement on Svalbard
prior to the first European whalers arrival in the sixteenth century.
The Svalbard
2011/3/22 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com:
http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/frokostutgraving-breakfast-excavation.html
It does not work for me. I like the story, but the photograph does not
really illustrate it.
Thanks Boris. Much appreciated. Means I probably read too much of my
personal
The reindeer's fate is not brought about by humans. The climate up
here is not really suited for producing any top soil at all. It's all
just material from glacial erosion. The spoil heaps from the coal
mines hardly stand out either, it's the same difference. The situation
for the animals is the
On 3/21/2011 12:17 PM, AlunFoto wrote:
http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/frokostutgraving-breakfast-excavation.html
Can't help but feeling sorry for these animals. Someone told me their
lifespan is mostly determined by the quality of their teeth. When worn
out, they die of hunger just like
2011/3/22 Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com:
He needs to get a job with Santa...
Were you able to help in anyway?
The Svalbard reindeer is stockier than other subspecies, and can't run
like Rudolph. I don't think they'd be of much use for Santa. :-)
Feeding wild animals is strictly forbidden on
Interesting photo, and a fascinating comment. I suspected as much in regard to
the environment.
Paul
On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:48 AM, AlunFoto wrote:
The reindeer's fate is not brought about by humans. The climate up
here is not really suited for producing any top soil at all. It's all
just
Looked like he was falling into the ice... and that you wer fairly near
him -- so just wondered if there
were people about helping him up.
Yes, feeding wild animals not a good idea, although you probably know
they eat reindeer meat in Alaska and
Canada - and the critters get domesticated to a
On Mar 22, 2011, at 10:54 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Looked like he was falling into the ice... and that you wer fairly near him
-- so just wondered if there
were people about helping him up.
Yes, feeding wild animals not a good idea, although you probably know they
eat reindeer meat in
From Wikipeda:
Reindeer have been herded for centuries by several Arctic and
Subarctic people including the Sami and the Nenets. They are raised
for their meat, hides, antlers and, to a lesser extent, for milk and
transportation. Reindeer are not considered fully domesticated, as
they generally
http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/frokostutgraving-breakfast-excavation.html
Can't help but feeling sorry for these animals. Someone told me their
lifespan is mostly determined by the quality of their teeth. When worn
out, they die of hunger just like old elephants. However their
lifetime
Nice. Good colour here on what looks like a heavy overcast day.
Dave
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 6:17 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote:
http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/frokostutgraving-breakfast-excavation.html
Can't help but feeling sorry for these animals. Someone told me their
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 6:17 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote:
http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/frokostutgraving-breakfast-excavation.html
Can't help but feeling sorry for these animals. Someone told me their
lifespan is mostly determined by the quality of their teeth. When worn
out,
He needs to get a job with Santa...
Were you able to help in anyway?
ann
AlunFoto wrote:
http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/frokostutgraving-breakfast-excavation.html
Can't help but feeling sorry for these animals. Someone told me their
lifespan is mostly determined by the quality of
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