A bull reindeer "crafting" his antlers. When the antlers…
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A bull reindeer "crafting" his antlers. When the antlers are growing, reindeer use their hind legs to tap and rub on the antlers, and we Sami say that they are crafting their new antlers
In late winter, all the way up to late summer, reindeer can be seen tapping and rubbing on their antlers. We Sami reindeer herders say that the reindeer are crafting their antlers. Obviously we don't know if "crafting" is really the right word here, as we aren't scientists, so we don't know excactly why they do this.
However, the reason the crafting word is used is because of the reindeer behavior and the antler growth in general. When the antlers are growing, reindeer will tap and rub their antlers with their hind legs. First, the reindeer usualy rubs the antlers with their hind legs. They have a tube like organ on their hind feet, sitting between the hooves, which could secrete a liquid that helps in the antler growth. Then when they are done rubbing, they will then start tapping on their antlers with their hooves.
The reason i think the "crafting" word is used is because of their behavior in summer. Reindeer antlers grow in the summer, and reindeer can be seen tapping on them. However, you can actualy tell how the summer has been by looking at the antlers. If the majority of the herd has good antlers, then the summer has been good. However if a large part of the herd has smaller antlers, then the summer has been dry and bad. This also corresponds to their tapping. In good summers, when food is plenty, reindeer will spend more time crafting their antlers. In bad summers, reindeer spend more of their time walking around and searching for food, and thus they spend less time crafting their antlers.
Again, we Sami aren't scientists, so we have no way of actualy knowing why reindeer exhibit this behavior. The tapping could aid in antler growth, or there could be another reason they do this. I personaly think the word crafting is used because of their behavior. When they aren't grazing, they are then spending their time crafting their antlers, making them as large as possible.
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In late winter, all the way up to late summer, reindeer can be seen tapping and rubbing on their antlers. We Sami reindeer herders say that the reindeer are crafting their antlers. Obviously we don't know if "crafting" is really the right word here, as we aren't scientists, so we don't know excactly why they do this.
However, the reason the crafting word is used is because of the reindeer behavior and the antler growth in general. When the antlers are growing, reindeer will tap and rub their antlers with their hind legs. First, the reindeer usualy rubs the antlers with their hind legs. They have a tube like organ on their hind feet, sitting between the hooves, which could secrete a liquid that helps in the antler growth. Then when they are done rubbing, they will then start tapping on their antlers with their hooves.
The reason i think the "crafting" word is used is because of their behavior in summer. Reindeer antlers grow in the summer, and reindeer can be seen tapping on them. However, you can actualy tell how the summer has been by looking at the antlers. If the majority of the herd has good antlers, then the summer has been good. However if a large part of the herd has smaller antlers, then the summer has been dry and bad. This also corresponds to their tapping. In good summers, when food is plenty, reindeer will spend more time crafting their antlers. In bad summers, reindeer spend more of their time walking around and searching for food, and thus they spend less time crafting their antlers.
Again, we Sami aren't scientists, so we have no way of actualy knowing why reindeer exhibit this behavior. The tapping could aid in antler growth, or there could be another reason they do this. I personaly think the word crafting is used because of their behavior. When they aren't grazing, they are then spending their time crafting their antlers, making them as large as possible.
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