The similarity of sheep and reindeer is due to parallel evolution. This is when two species have a common ancestor and have developed similar traits, despite living in different areas.
Homology
A carnivore eats flesh, which includes both fish and meat. A narwhal is a carnivore. It eats fish. It doesn't eat plants. So it isn't an herbivore.No, narwhals (whales related to the beluga) are carnivores.
well i know that santa has 8 reindeer including rudoph there names are dasher,dander,prancer,vixon,commet,cupid,donner,blixon, and rudoph and i also know that he has elfs that help him make the gifts but the best thing i know is that he isnt real kids think he exist but he doesnt its just the parents who buy the gifts for you
Santa Claus is a wholly American derivative of the Christian St. Nicholas- who was actually what we would now call Russian Orthodox. The feast of St. Nick is celebrated on December 6, strictly speaking , he is not even in Advent, let alone Christmas. this fact of course is ignored or suppressed by Clausists. Coca-Cola played up the Red and White costume and Santa has been used by countless advertisers including those for Adult style vices as Gambling ( special $5.00 lottery tickets- Just Five Bucks- with Reindeer at the ready in a yule-2002 bus-side poster) cigarettes, and arguably alcoholic beverages. A fall from Grace indeed. Saints preserve us!
The similarity of the characteristics of sheep and reindeer is due to their having a common ancestor. This sort of phenomenon is called
taxonomy
Homologous characteristics (as opposed to analogous characteristics, eg a bats wing and a birds wing). So I guess its called homology?
homology
They are not nocturnal. For they are just like their cousins the deer, elk, and moose which also do not have the characteristics of being nocturnal.
Reindeer are quadrupedal mammals that are native to North America, northern Europe, and Siberia. In most reindeer populations, both males and females grow antlers. Antlers typically have lower and upper points. Fur color varies considerably amongst populations and according to the season.
The singular possessive for reindeer is reindeer's.
The singular possessive for reindeer is reindeer's.
Buddy can be a reindeer, but he is not.Buddy is not a reindeer.
Donner and Blitzen. Their names mean thunder and lightning in German. Comet is an astronomic phenomenon, not a meteorological one.
There's a Reindeer Island and a Reindeer Lake but no Reindeer.
probably as an analogy to sinterklaas (saint nicholas), whose legend is still alive in the Netherlands and flanders and who rides on a white horse. as santa Claus (note the similarity to saint nicholas) needed some vehicle to travel the whole world (like saint nicholas), and as he lived in northern Europe, a reindeer was the most obvious choice.