Reindeer Eat Seaweed as Survival Strategy (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Reindeer Eat Seaweed as Survival Strategy

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Yes, that reindeer is eating seaweed. But more than visible proof, researchers have studied stable isotopes in reindeer poop, which confirms that reindeer do eat seaweed.

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Photo: Brage B. Hansen/NTNU

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