We’re from Ireland and on a short holiday in Lapland. Woke up to this guy outside our house. Are white reindeer considered rare or are they seen everywhere?
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We’re from Ireland and on a short holiday in Lapland. Woke up to this guy outside our house. Are white reindeer considered rare or are they seen everywhere?
https://i.redd.it/2tadi7pd9tjg1.jpeg
Posted by krodnoc
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Not super rare
Not common but not rare either. They do exist.
one in 500, apparently. they hold some special value in mythology. some kind of holyness or charm.
there’s also an old movie where a shapeshifter witch turns into a white reindeer to lure and destroy men. but it is just a movie. you have nothing to worry about.
The winter coat tends to be on the lighter side of grey, but white or nearly white is definitely rare, although I couldn’t tell you exactly how frequently they show up.
That’s a shapeshifting witch!
Sniper variant
Thats a great reindeer stew waiting to happen 😇
Heard from a guy who had his own herd that the ones that are born white are considered lucky and tend to be more friendly with people by nature. They’re often kept around more as members of the family and pets, and not culled. Not sure how widespread that is but it’s stuck with me.
Somebody confirm me if Im wrong, but dont only female reindeers have antlers during winter?
They aren’t exceptionally rare, but not very common either. You see them every now and then. Though in the summer their fur is quite ugly.