WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY
BAKED GOOD.
LET US KNOW.
I HAVE SOMEONE'S HOLIDAY BAKED
GOOD GOODIES HERE IN THIS
BUCKET.
>> MIKE: I TELL YOU ONE THING,
JOY WOULD LOVE IT.
>> FIONA: ZOO-MAGINATION.
WHERE TO MEET HIM AND HIS
REINDEER THIS MONTH.
HI THERE, ROBERT?
IS THIS ONE OF SANTA'S REINDEER
IN TRAINING?
>> YES.
>> FIONA: WHO DO WE HAVE HERE?
>> JOY.
>> MIKE: HOLD IS JOY.
>> JOY IS 4 YEARS OLD.
>> MIKE: FULL GROWN.
>> FULL GROWN, AVERAGE SIZE FOR
FEMALE.
MALES ARE BIG
THESE THINGS GROW.
>> THEY LOSE THEM IN FEBRUARY
TYPICALLY AND WHEN THEY START
GROWING, IT TAKES 70 DAYS TO
GROW A FULL SET OF ANTLERS.
>> 70 DAYS?
>> YEA
YOU CAN SEE THE GROWTH WHEN YOU
TRACK IT.
>> BY NOVEMBER, MALES HAVE
DROPPED THEIRS.
>> FIONA: ONE OF THE TRIVIA
QUESTIONS RIGHT THERE.
ANOTHER ONE WE HAVE.
TRUE OR FALSE.
REINDEER KNEES MAKE A CLICK,
CLICK, CLICK NOISE LIKE THE
RHYME.
LIKE
♪ UP ON THE HOUSE TOP
CLICK CLICK CLICK ♪
>> IT IS TRUE.
A TENDON IN THEIR ANKLE BONES,
IT'S A CLICK EVERY TIME THEY
WALK.
I CAN MAKE THEM WALK AND --
>> FIONA: I'M JUST GOING TO
WATCH THIS HAP
OH, I HEARD THAT CLICK.
>> MIKE: DID Y HEAR THAT?
>> FIONA: I HEARD ONE CLICK.
THERE'S TWO CLICKS SHIES.
>> MIKE: THERE'S A REASON FOR
THAT.
>> THEY'RE RUNNING IN A HERD,
THEY CAN KEEP WITH THEIR HERD
AND TRACK EACH OTHER IN THE
BLIZZARD.
>> FIONA: AND.
>> MIKE: A REINDEER WITH REALLY
FLY.
>> ONLY ON CHRISTMAS.
>> FIONA: THEY CAN MOVE HOW FAST
FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR?
>> THEY'RE NOT -- THEY DON'T
FLY.
BUT THEY CAN SWIM.
THEY'RE VERY GOOD SWIMMERS AND
THEY RUN ABOUT 45 TO 50 MILES
PER HOUR.
>> FIONA: 50 MILES PER HOUR.
>> VERY FAST.
>> MIKE: IN LOOKING AT THEM
>> FIONA: I WOULD NOT THINK THEY
COULD MOVE THAT FAST.
>> MIKE: THEY'RE SUCH STOCKY
ANIMALS.
THEIR HOOVES, NOT ONLY DO THEY
HAVE THE REGULAR HOOF LIKE ANY
DEER, THEY HAVE THE TWO IN THE
BACK.
THEN IT MAKES LIKE A -- A SNOW
SHOE.
>> LAKE A SNOW SHOE, EXACTLY.
WHEN THEY'RE SWIMMING, THEY USE
THEM AS PADDLES.
THEY CAN SWIM THROUGH THE WATER.
THEY'RE FAST SWIMMERS.
AS THE SNOW MELTS AND THAWS, THE
RIVERS RISE.
THEY HAVE TO MIGRATE OVER LOTS
OF WATER.
>> MIKE: THEIR FUR --
>> THEIR HAIR IS HOLLOW LIKE A
POLAR BEAR.
IT REGULATES THE BODY
TEMPERATURE WHEN THEIR SUN HITS
THEM.
WHEN THEY SHAKE, MOST OF THE
WATER COMES O
>> THIS IS THE WINTER COAT
COMING IN.
SHE'LL SHED THAT WINTER COAT IN
THE SUMMER.
SO SHE'LL USE ALL OF THAT WINTER
COAT.
IT'S BACK.
AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE
WINTER COAT IS STARTING TO GROW
BACK A LITTLE BIT.
>> MIKE: THE OTHER INTERESTING
FACTOID.
YOU SAID THEIR EYESIGHT IS
UNIQUE IN ALL OF THE ANIMAL
WORLD?
>> CORRECT.
THEY'RE THE ONLY MAMMALS THAT
CAN SEE ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT.
>> FIONA: WHAT?
WHAT DOES THE WORLD LOOK LIKE
RIGHT NOW, RIG
>> MIKE: BECAUSE IF THEY'RE
ABOVE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.
PERHAPS WITH ALL OF THE SNOW ON
THE GROUND TOO.
>> FIONA: YES, UP IN THE
ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH.
>> MIKE: YOU HAVE ANOTHER
RAINBOW.
>> SHE HAD HER KNEE POPPED OUT.
SHE WAS PLAYING WITH ANOTHER
REINDEER.
AND SHE'S -- AND SO SHE HAPPENED
TO TAKE A BAD FALL AND HER
KNEE -- HER PATELLA POPPED OUT
SO SHE'S BEING TREATED BY A&M
RIGHT NOW.
SHE'S GOING BACK TO SURGERY NEXT
WEEK.
SO SHE'LL BE UP THERE FOR TWO
WEEKS TO GET THE KNEE REPLACED.
BUT IT'S VERY HARD TO FIND
PEOPLE THAT CAN TAKE CARE OF A
REINDEER.
SO THAT'S WHY TEXAS A&M VET
HOSPITAL IS WHERE WE'RE GOING
TO.
>> FIONA: YOU'RE LOOKING AT