And Merry Christmas To You

Picture from: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/19/santa-zoom.html

Researchers at Texas A & M university think there might be a good chance the reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh are female. Why? Because bull reindeer typically shed their antlers before Christmas. However, the reindeer could also be castrated males known as steers. Young steers and non-pregnant females loose their antlers around February to March while expecting mothers keep the antlers until the calves are born.

Apparently, tis the season for strange thoughts about flying reindeer.