Ill. zoo creates ornaments from reindeer droppings

The Christmas ornaments for sale at the Miller Park Zoo's gift shop are partly manufactured by reindeer. Honest!

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Off the Menu, Reindeer Run in Alaska

From sausages to stews, reindeer are usually a main dish in Alaska.

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'Grandma ... Reindeer' Singer Is Sued

A feud involving the man who sang "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" could wind up in court, just in time for Christmas.

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Sweden's indigenous Sami population should be granted more freedom to pursue economic activities other than reindeer herding, according to findings presented on Wednesday by a government appointed working group.

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Reindeer and caribou numbers worldwide have plunged nearly 60 percent in the last three decades due to climate change and habitat disturbance caused by humans, a new study finds.

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RATHER than mustering sheep and cattle Australian kelpies are rounding up ducks, reindeer and even people in Europe. The Australian icon, which has inspired many a bush ballad, has earned a good reputation overseas as working dog because of its versatility.

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... "But today there are more severe land constraints, such as obstructing infrastructure, fences, and national borders, limiting the ability to move to regions where the grazing is good.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ever wondered how Santa Claus can travel around the world in just one night on his reindeer-pulled sleigh and deliver toys to all the children? "He exploits the space-time continuum," says Larry Silverberg, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineeri …

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A reindeer whose antlers fell off his head is wearing a unique toupee for his Christmas appearances.

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The Christmas ornaments for sale at the Miller Park Zoo's gift shop are partly manufactured by reindeer. Staffers make decorations out of droppings from the zoo's two reindeer, Ealu and Rika.

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A reindeer has died from stress-related injuries after being tormented on Friday by one or more snowmobile drivers outside Stensele in northern Sweden, newspaper Västerbottens-Kuriren (VK) reports.

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Close to the tiny Finnish village of Saaravaara bloody tracks lead through the snow to the frozen carcass of an eight-month-old male reindeer lying on its side, its neck torn and its underbelly ripped open.

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Mars will be unusually bright this Christmas Eve and the moon will be shining full — a development that might make Santa Claus rethink his need for Rudolph's red nose.

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Up until 1823, as far as the general public knew, Santa really didn't have a single reindeer nor a sleigh to dash anywhere in.

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Information has come to light, backed up by scientific research, that not only is Santa dead, but even if he were alive, it would be nigh on impossible to fulfil his seasonal duties

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Heartless thieves ransacked a nursery's Christmas light display in the early hours of Saturday, leaving children and staff devastated.

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On cold December nights in Fremont, Neb., a glowing white figure rises above the treetops. Her robe sparkles in the darkness. Her halo shimmers. Stretching 36 feet into the sky, she's the tallest Christmas decoration most people have ever seen.

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It is summer in this reindeer-herding village in northern Russia and with not an iceberg in sight, residents are acquiring a taste for bathing in the local river.

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A man watched his son and his friend freeze to death on a Norwegian mountain range before being rescued by a Red Cross patrol which stumbled upon the group by chance. Rupert Wilson, 48, of Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire, is being treated in hospital for hypothermia in Bergen whe …

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Santa Claus isn't the only man with a busy reindeer herd this week. Tom Scheib's Dancing Reindeer Farm provides hairy holiday cheer throughout the eastern United States. His 70 antlered ambassadors are leased to parties, parades and a multitude of other jolly events.

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A study of rutting contains more bad news for Europe's wild reindeer, reports Roger Highfield Rudolph the red nosed reindeer is under threat because of risky sexual practices, ranging from polygamy to inbreeding, according to a new study.

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In a misguided bid for the North Pole, two reindeer on show at a Sutton garden centre escaped from their pen, sparking a two-hour chase around the borough.

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Santa belongs to China

SANTA Claus is at home, busily manufacturing gifts in his Guangdong workshop where I live in China.

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SHORTER winters, longer summers and a slight rise in temperature in northernmost Europe are proving a boon for arctic wildlife, agriculture and tourism.

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