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The reindeer we know today started taking form millions of years ago. In fact, it is believed that reindeer shared a common ancestor with humans during the dinosaur age, nearly 100 million years ago!
Humans started hunting reindeer in both the Mesolithic and Neolithic Periods, and humans are today the main predator in many areas. Norway and Greenland have unbroken traditions of hunting wild reindeer from the Last Glacial Period until the present day.
Reindeer are very friendly and welcoming animals that have helped humans in many ways for thousands of years. From simple companions to sled-pullers, reindeer are still used for many activities today.
Since humans and machinery have been around, reindeer have been able to adapt. But reindeer herds’ demands will continue to be an ongoing concern as humanity continues to develop the Arctic.
A horn's interior of bone is covered by an exterior sheath made of keratin [7] (the same material as human fingernails and toenails). Antlers are usually found only on males. Only reindeer (known as caribou in North America) have antlers on the females, and these are normally smaller than those of the males.
Humans also hunt reindeer for meat, clothing, bones, sinew and antlers. Even in prehistoric times, reindeer provided marrow fats and hides for clothing along with meat for food.
Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus, are familiar hoofed animals that live in cold climates near the North Pole. In many societies, children learn about reindeer from a very early age. This is true even ...
For 28 modern human specimens from 190 to 25 thousand years ago, average brain volume was estimated to have been about 1,478 cc (90.2 cu in), and for 13 Cro-Magnons about 1,514 cc (92.4 cu in). In comparison, present-day humans average 1,350 cc (82 cu in), which is notably smaller.