Svalbard Reindeer eat moss, not lichen (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Svalbard Reindeer eat moss, not lichen

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Among their many adaptations to life on the Svalbard, reindeer have developed the ability to digest moss instead of lichen.

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Bart Peeters

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