Animals - Northern Territory
| Reindeer |
| Rangifer tarandus |
| Range: |
Arctic regions of the world |
| Habitat: |
Open country |
| Diet: |
Grasses, lichens, sedges, mosses, leaves of willow branches |
| Fun Facts: |
- Both the male and female grow antlers
- Herd of hundreds or thousands assemble for fall migration, traveling perhaps 200 miles.
- When the snow is deep, they use their hooves as snow shovels and scrape through the snow to feed.
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