Thursday, December 6, 2012 10:57:00 AM | by v-nihill
Reindeer herders around the world
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We're used to thinking of reindeer as Santa's pals at the North Pole, but click through to see more reindeer around the world. Here, an Evenk girl holds her pet reindeer in Inner Mongolia, China.
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A Tsaatan father and daughter saw a log in Mongolia.
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A reindeer enters a wigwam and is rewarded with a pinch of salt in Mongolia.
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A Siberian reindeer herder in the snow in Russia.
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A Tsaatan shaman in Mongolia goes into a trance to communicate with ancestral spirits. Unlike other reindeer breeding cultures, the Tsaatan do not traditionally breed their reindeer for meat.
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A man shaves off the rich blood-filled velvet from a reindeer's antlers. The Dukha use the velvet as traditional medicine to reduce fevers and pains
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When young reindeer bulls lock horns, the blood-rich velvet covering their antlers comes off.
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A boy practices reindeer-herding in Russia.
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Mongolian youngsters play with a young reindeer.
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The sale of antlers is the Dukha's principle source of income. In the spring, the Dukha hunt for antlers that have naturally fallen off elk and moose to sell as aphrodisiacs.
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A reindeer-herding Tsaatan mother and baby sell hand-made souvenirs in Mongolia.
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A young Tsaatan hunter receives a blessing from a shaman.
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A man trims the hair from the saddle area of a pack reindeer.
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A Dukha infant hangs in a traditional crib suspended from the antlers of a roe deer.
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A Sami woman in Russia plays soccer with a bag made from reindeer skin.
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This shaman, Tsuyan, has a drum crafted from the wood of a tree struck by lightning and covered in leather from a female red deer.
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Tsuya is a shaman matriarch.
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Hundreds of reindeer scramble onto Kvaloya island after swimming from the coast of Norway's arctic Finnmark province. Every spring Sami herders drive their reindeer from the inland tundra to the lush coast and nearby islands.
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At an annual autumn gathering, reindeer are rounded up near Saariselka, Finland. Some animals return to freedom and some are slaughtered.
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A frisky reindeer rearing up in a snow flurry.
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A herder in Mongolia fastens a child onto a saddle during a short fall migration. The Dukha carry all their belongings on the backs of their sturdy reindeer.
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Dukha hunters brew tea with salt and buttermilk in Mongolia.
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A reindeer herder in Siberia.
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A pair of Lappish boots.
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People gathered around a fire inside a Lapp tent in Sweden.
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Reindeer stand in the snow in northern Norway.
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A herder guides reindeer across the Arctic circle in Finland.
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A Sami herder with a reindeer in Finland.
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This traditional reindeer herders' hut is called a goathi.
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Reindeer herders sit in front of a tent, called a lavvo, in Norwegian Lapland.
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We're used to thinking of reindeer as Santa's pals at the North Pole, but click through to see more reindeer around the world. Here, an Evenk girl holds her pet reindeer in Inner Mongolia, China.
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A Tsaatan shaman in Mongolia goes into a trance to communicate with ancestral spirits. Unlike other reindeer breeding cultures, the Tsaatan do not traditionally breed their reindeer for meat.
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A man shaves off the rich blood-filled velvet from a reindeer's antlers. The Dukha use the velvet as traditional medicine to reduce fevers and pains