Watch the newest member of San Diego Zoo's reindeer herd explore the exhibit with mom.
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00:00Here at the San Diego Zoo, our reindeer herd is getting bigger.
00:03We have a brand new baby boy, 12 pounds, born right here.
00:06The baby reindeer was born 12 pounds and he's growing every day.
00:10He gets spurts of activity, he runs around the exhibit,
00:13a little wobbly on his legs every once in a while because he has some hilly terrain,
00:16but he stays pretty close to mom and mom stays pretty close to him.
00:19Reindeer are from the northern climates, so North America, Northern Asia and Europe.
00:24They live in a tundra area, so they have amazing adaptations to survive there.
00:29A very thick coat to keep them warm.
00:31They have big round feet, they're able to walk on the snow, they're like snowshoes.
00:36They also, what's really neat about reindeers, they're the only animal
00:39where both the male and females have antlers.
00:42So they use those antlers to work their way into the herd for dominancy and social status,
00:47but the females will also use them to protect their kids.
00:50They have a great sense of smell, they can smell food under the snow.
00:55So they'll smell lichen or grasses that they can't even see,
00:58and they'll use those big paws not only to walk on the snow,
01:01but to dig up the snow to find their food.
01:03Some really amazing adaptations.
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