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Posted on entry So that's why... ::: December 12, 2004, 07:27 PM:
According to this website on the Basics of Taxonomy, reindeer are cloven hoved and chew their cud:

"Most European Ungualtes belong to either the Cervidae or the Bovids.

There are 38 species of deer in the Family Cervidae. They are a very succesful family widely distributed throughout the world. Deer have evolved as runners. They tend to have slight frames but long legs. The cloven hoves help facilitate fast running. They have good sences to avoid predators. All deer are ruminants. One particular feature of deer is that the males often possess antlers, which are grown from spring and are used in the rut. Unlike horns, the antlers are not permanant and are lost each year."

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