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Friday, December 23, 2022

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Reindeer- Can They Fly- Do They Have Permission?
Two important questions here as we approach Christmas Eve- let's dive into them both.

First- Can Reindeer fly? OSU Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist  Dr. Glenn Selk is back this week and is tackling this question- saying that he doesn't have that totally figured out- but here's what we know: "Reindeer are amazingly fast runners on the ground. A newborn baby reindeer at one day of age can out run the fastest person on earth. By the time that they are fully grown it is hard to tell what speeds that they could reach.

Next remember those huge antlers. Antlers of adult male reindeer can be as much as 4 feet long! Just think about it. Each reindeer has 2 sets; that’s 8 feet of antlers and with eight reindeer (or nine if we count Rudolph on foggy nights) that is 64 to 72 feet of total antler span. A typical small airplane only has about 20 – 30 feet of wingspan. Certainly it seems feasible those eight reindeer running that fast with all that antler span could get off the ground."
As for the question- do they have permission???

The Short answer is YES! Oklahoma's State Vet Dr. Rod Hall has been working with his counterpart in Alaska and they have put together the health papers to make it legal for those Reindeer to fly to bring toys to boys and girls in all 77 Oklahoma Counties! Click here for the full story- take a look at the health papers- they look official to me- and watch Dr. Hall as he tells us how all this has come about!

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