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deer are four feet six inches high ; and 
a pair of their horns has been found 
which were three feet nine inches long, 
two feet six inches from tip to tip, and 
weighed nine pounds and three quarters. 
The horns of the female are less than 
those of the male, and not altogether of 
the same form. She has six teats, four 
of which only give milk. 
The principal food of the rein-deer is 
the lichen (or liverwort), which it fre¬ 
quently raises from below great depths 
of snow by means of its feet and antlers. 
The female goes about eight months 
with young, and seldom brings forth 
more than one at a time. Her attach- 
ment to her offspring is remarkably 
strong. 
The rein-deer species do not bound, 
but run with an even pace, and with con¬ 
siderable rapidity; in running, they make 
a clattering noise with their hoofs. They 
swim very well, crossing in this way nar~ 
