Svalbard Reindeer

Svalbard Reindeer grazing below bird cliffs on the Svalbard archipelago. These are a small subspecies of Reindeer, endemic to the islands where they have lived for at least 5,000 years.
Video ‪@richardsidey‬ • ‪@galaxiid‬

[@georgiannacook8874]

Beautiful love them

[@annehallock5370]

So majestic!

[@kristenmeisenheimer9403]

This is magical! Thank you for sharing with us all! ❤

[@jeninebaines3385]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this!

[@margaretbell3867]

So grateful to see a species and their habitat flourishing❤❤❤

[@jeannebrady4005]

Beautiful hooray for nature to thrive

[@meric12131415]

This is truely awesome 😁 and I came here through a link that I thought was an article glad I was absolutely wrong

[@robsmithadventures1537]

Must be among the last wildernesses in the world

[@ARandomTexan]

The Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) is a small subspecies of reindeer found on the Svalbard archipelago of Norway. Males average 65-90 kg (143-198 lb) in weight, females 53-70 kg (116-154 lb),[2] while for other reindeer generally body mass is 159-182 kg (350-400 lb) for males and 80-120 kg (176-264 lb) for females.[3]
Source: Wikipedia

[@greenghost6691]

Great footage, Richard.

[@richardsidey]

Thank you

[@deekayd5751]

Beautiful and looks so peaceful!

[@essporthorsesllc]

♥️

[@triciakintigh5524]

They’re very beautiful, so refreshing to know they are thriving not like so many others on verge of extinction. The article and video made me feel good! Thanks! 2:02

[@GiammaSF]

May God’s magnificent creatures thrive!

[@abbywilson5988]

I love them 😍 For the big bulls I wonder what the utility of the huge front tines way down over their nose are? Do they use them to fight? Or protect their face from other bulls when fighting?