12/24/2025
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He might be the most famous reindeer of all, but Rudolph isn't the only one with a shiny, red nose. A fraction of reindeer—the species of deer scientifically known as Rangifer tarandus, native to Arctic regions in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Russia and Scandinavia—actually do have noses colored with a distinctive red hue. What causes this rosy coloring? https://bit.ly/3KXWEhC
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